Details

At the height of eighteenth century London, the truth is a rare commodity. Rumour, gossip and backbiting abound in Richard Sheridan's classic, The School for Scandal. In the elegant salons of the upper classes, a tight-knit web of glamorous socialites, led by the incorrigible Lady Sneerwell, enjoy everything from a quiet game of Piquet to an outrageously fabricated character assassination. When the wealthy Sir Oliver returns to select which of his wayward nephews is to become his heir, he is unwittingly plunged into this dissolute world, where morality takes second place to double-crossing, intrigue and downright skulduggery. With a gabble of busy-bodies interfering in his task - the vivacious Lady Teazle, the lovable Sir Peter and the amorous Backbite - will Sir Oliver discover which of his nephews is worthy to be his heir, or will he be deceived by cleverly constructed appearances?

Cast/Performers

Christopher Bianchi, Alan Coveney, Paul Currier, Paapa Essiedu, Craig Fuller, Chris Garner, Joey Hickman, Julia Hills, Oliver Hoare, Hannah Lee, Callum McIntyre, Byron Mondahl, Fiona Sheehan

Creatives/Company

Author: Richard Sheridan
Presented by(s): Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Tobacco Factory Theatres
Director: Andrew Hilton
Design: Emma Bailey
Lighting: Matthew Graham