Performance

Venue	Arcola
	Other spaces: Arcola Tent (2 Ashwin Street)
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	15th October 2014
Opened	18th October 2014
To	15th November 2014
When	Mon-Sat 19;30. Sat Mat 15:00
Prices	From £18.00. To £18.00.
What is currently on at Arcola (V1422226940)

The Rivals

T02011319412
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:T02011319412, play:S4775, venue:V1422226940

Production details

Running time: approx. 2hrs including an interval.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Director	Selina Cadell
Design	Emma Bailey
Costume	Ros Ebbutt
Lighting	Tom Boucher
Stage Manager	Rachel Reeve
Director	Theo Scholefield (assistant)
Musical Director	Eliza Thompson
Performer	Gemma Jones (Mrs Malaprop)
Performer	Nick Le Prevost (Sir Anthony Absolute)
Performer	Ian Batchelor (Captain Jack Absolut)
Performer	Adam Jackson-Smith (Faulkland)
Performer	Justin Edwards (Bob Acres)
Performer	Adrian McLoughlin (Sir Lucius O'Trigger / Thomas)
Performer	Carl Prekopp (Fag / David)
Performer	Jenny Rainsford (Lydia Languish)
Performer	Justine Mitchell (Julia Melvill)
Performer	Hannah Stokely (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.