Performance

Venue	Barbican Centre
	Other spaces: Barbican Theatre,Barbican Hall. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Theatre, Cinema1,Cinema2,Gallery, Silk Street Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	7th December 2000
Opened	18th December 2000
To	17th April 2001
When	Dec 7, 8, 9m, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14m, 14, 15, 16m, 16, 28, 29, 30m, 30, Jan 1, 2, 6m, 6, 26, 27m, 27, 29, 30, Apr 6, 7m, 7, 9, 10, 16, Eve 19:15, Mats 13:45, Dec 18 at 19:00
Prices	From £5.00. To £29.00.
What is currently on at Barbican Centre (V371)

The Rivals

T2122974807
Restoration comedy about social morals and hypocrisy. Mrs Malaprop, the infamous Queen of the Dictionary, is horrified. Her niece, the rich and beautiful Lydia Languish, is in love and wants to marry the penniless Ensign Beverley. Outraged, Mrs Malaprop demands that Lydia marry the eligible and dashing Captain Absolute who has arrived in Bath to court her. Little do they both know that the Ensign and the Captain are one and the same man...What follows is a delightful tangle of romance, fury and deception, making The Rivals one of the funniest and best loved comedies in the English language.

Author

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Archive :: production:T2122974807, play:S4775, venue:V371

Production details

Barbican Theatre

Special Performances

10 Apr 00 Audio Described
27 Jan 01 Sign Interpreted
30 Jan 01 Audio Described
17 Apr 01 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare
Director	Lindsay Posner
Design	Ashley Martin-Davis
Music	Gary Yershon
Lighting	Wolfgang Gobbel
Sound	Mic Pool
Choreographer	Jane Gibson
Director	Terry King (fight)
Performer	Benjamin Whitrow (Sir Anthony Absolute)
Performer	David Tennant (Jack Absolute)
Performer	Jacqueline Defferary (Julia)
Performer	Robert Portal (Bob Acres)
Performer	Emily Raymond (Lydia)
Performer	Wendy Craig (Mrs Malaprop)
Performer	Ian Hughes (Faulkland)
Performer	Des McAleer (Sir Lucius O'Trigger)
Performer	Jack Chissick (David)
Performer	Robert Goodale (Fag)
Performer	Mali Harries (Lucy)

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.