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A domestic drama by Douglas Jerrold first performed on 25 January 1832 Continuing our season of plays exploring the ‘credit crunch’, Douglas Jerrold, author of Black Eyed Susan, makes a welcome return to Restoring the Repertoire. The Rent Day is a boisterous mix of sentiment and broad comedy, telling the story of virtuous Martin Heywood’s struggle against repossession, and featuring a colourful cast of characters including the treacherous steward, Crumbs; avaricious appraiser, Bullfrog, and unscrupulous Silver Jack. A Rehearsed Reading