Tracy-Ann Oberman plays gender-flipped lead in Present Laughter at Theatre Royal Bath

Tracy-Ann Oberman plays Geri Essendine — Noël Coward's matinée idol Gary, reimagined as a woman — in Present Laughter at Theatre Royal Bath's Main House. Lindsay Posner directs. The production shifts the comedy from 1930s London to late-1970s Manhattan. Cast: James Dreyfus, Adrian Lukis, Kit Young, Seb Carrington. Bath run: 27 August–5 September, then UK tour. Cast announced December 2025.