All the anxiety of the early 1920s, post-war twitchiness glossed by martinis and mannered cigarettes, is caught in Noel Coward's The Vortex. His central characters are like specks of dirt approaching the plughole of a draining bath. The closer they get to the hole, the faster they spiral.

Daily Mail

One of the mysterious things about Noel Coward, and one of the sure indications that he is a great writer, is that he constantly takes you by surprise.

Daily Telegraph

The Vortex (1924) was the play that made his name and firmly established him as both a dramatist and an actor - he'd been at pains to ensure the play included ''a whacking good part'' for himself - and it was the roaring twenties equivalent of today's socalled in-yer-face theatre, the Shopping and F***ing of the jazz age.

Daily Telegraph

Of all Noel Coward's plays The Vortex is the only one whose shock appeal has survived more or less intact.

Evening Standard

Noel Coward's The Vortex is his darkest play: a remarkable combination of shallow and deep ... it's a drama that wipes the smile from its own face.

Observer

A punchy play with quick, witty dialogue … Makes for excellent parallels between the society of the 1920s and that of the current 2020s … There are several duologues and good opportunities to use song, piano playing and 1920s style dance.

Gail Deal, Esher College, UK, Drama & Theatre