Rose Byrne

I'd seen productions of his more popular plays, I guess, that are done sort of very frequently.

Like I'd seen Private Lives, I'd seen Hay Fever, like I've seen productions of

his other plays.

But Fallen Angels was, no, I didn't know it.

It's a lesser done play.

So it was a really interesting discovery.

I want to play a scene from the play.

Here you and your co-star, Kelly O'Hara, are discussing your ex-lover Maurice, who's French, who you haven't seen in years.

You're both excited about the possibility of him visiting.

Kelly O'Hara speaks first.

Oh, I don't see why.

No, no, he wouldn't have changed at all.

He wouldn't come if he had because he's far too conceited.

That's a scene from the play Fallen Angels.

Rose Byrne, you're Australian.

You live in the U.S.

now.

Can you talk about your accent in this play?

I would think that some of this dialogue is fun to say, and some of the words, the syllables get drawn out, like the way you say eyes, blame, even teeth in this clip.

I mean, yeah, it is... The language he uses, the sort of linguistic gymnastics and the extraordinary vocabulary of Noel Coward is...