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? Run time 50mins.

Cast/Performers

Belinda Lang (Lady Sneerwell), Timothy Speyer (Sir Oliver), Buffy Davis (Mrs Candor), Rachel Atkins (Mrs Rowley), Russell Bentley (Crabtree), Kirsty Besterman (Lady Teazle), Micheal Bryher (Benjamin Backbite), Jessica Clark (Maria), Daniel Gosling (Sir Peter Teazle), Harry Kerr (Charles Surface), Charlie Tighe (Snake)

Creatives/Company

Author: Richard Sheridan
Company: Red Handed Theatre Company (in association with The Production Exchange and Park Theatre)
Director: Jessica Swale
Design: Simon Kenny
Lighting: Christopher Nairne
Costume: Fiona Russell