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.| 10 Nov 10 to 26 Feb 11 | Theatre Royal Haymarket West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Nov 10 to 6 Nov 10 | Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Oct 10 to 30 Oct 10 | Malvern Theatres Malvern, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Oct 10 to 23 Oct 10 | Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Oct 10 to 16 Oct 10 | Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Oct 10 to 9 Oct 10 | Arts Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Sep 10 to 2 Oct 10 | Theatre Royal Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Sep 10 to 25 Sep 10 | Richmond Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Sep 10 to 18 Sep 10 | Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
