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A comedy in five acts by Susanna Centlivre first performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1705 directed by Lynn Whitehead. Lady Reveller is a rich widow and a gambling addict. Can she be saved from her huge debts by the love of a good man, the aptly named Lord Worthy? Does she even want to be? Featuring a cast of outrageous characters including a learned young lady who prefers dissection to dating and an onstage game of eighteenth century card craze, basset, this is a colourful, dangerous comedy. Script in Hand reading.

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Author: Susanna Centilvre