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.| 21 Jan 13 to 26 Jan 13 | Theatre Royal Windsor Windsor, Berkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Nov 12 to 15 Nov 12 | Lighthouse Theatre Kettering, Northamptonshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Nov 12 to 13 Nov 12 | Mumford Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Nov 12 | The Little Theatre Torquay, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Nov 12 | Stantonbury Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Oct 12 to 27 Oct 12 | Fairfield Halls Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Oct 12 to 20 Oct 12 | Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Oct 12 to 14 Oct 12 | The Landmark Ilfracombe, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Oct 12 to 12 Oct 12 | Cygnet Theatre (formerly New Theatre) Exeter, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Oct 12 to 7 Oct 12 | The Rosemary Branch Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Oct 12 | Buxton Opera House Buxton, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Sep 12 | Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Sep 12 | Dulverton Town Hall Dulverton, Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Sep 12 to 22 Sep 12 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Sep 12 to 15 Sep 12 | Chipping Norton Theatre Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
