# Addiction and Escapism in The Vortex

> Theme guide for The Vortex by Noël Coward.

Characters use substances and distractions to avoid reality, from the constant cigarettes and cocktails to the 'Cachet Faivre' pills Clara takes for her headache, and the frantic dancing and gramophone music that create a 'hectic amusement' to drown out deeper pain.

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