Dale, una encantadora disc-jockey, conoce a Maurice, restaurador, hosco pero sincero. Dale está embarazada, pero su marido está más interesado por su trabajo que por ella. Maurice empieza a pensar que debería casarse con su amante, pero Dale no le pierde de vista...
Divorced couple Amanda and Elyot have both recently remarried. On their honeymoons, however, they discover that they have accidentally booked adjoining suites at the same hotel. Containing some of Coward's best dialogue, the play revolves around the agonising realisation that despite their ferocious incompatibility, they are still drawn to each other.