Restoring the Repertoire

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The Road to Ruin

A comedy in five acts by Thomas Holcroft first performed on 18 February 1792 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden Our ‘credit crunch’ season of rehearsed readings, in which we explore the pitfalls of the financial world, starts with Thomas Holcroft’s most successful play, in which he skilfully paints the picture of a superficial and decadent society. Banker’s son Harry Dornton has brought his father’s business to the brink of bankruptcy due to reckless gambling. Is his desperate, last ditch attempt to avert disaster going to work?