Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Benjamin Whitrow (Sir Anthony Absolute), David Tennant (Jack Absolute), Jacqueline Defferary (Julia), Robert Portal (Bob Acres), Emily Raymond (Lydia), Wendy Craig (Mrs Malaprop), Ian Hughes (Faulkland), Des McAleer (Sir Lucius O'Trigger), Jack Chissick (David)

Creatives/Company

Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Company: Royal Shakespeare
Director(s): Lindsay Posner, Terry King (fight)
Design: Ashley Martin-Davis
Music: Gary Yershon
Lighting: Wolfgang Gobbel
Sound: Mic Pool
Choreographer: Jane Gibson