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Performance

VenueOrange Tree Theatre
TownOuter London
CountyGreater London
From4th September 2002
To12th October 2002
WhenMon-Sat 19:45, Sat Mats 16:00, Thurs Mats 14:30
PricesFrom £5.50. To £15.50.
Orange Tree Theatre (V321)
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The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin

Work:: The Road to Ruin (S2086312196)

Now fallen into general obscurity, Thomas Holcroft's eighteenth century romp was once highly popular, acclaimed by none other than William Hazlitt as "a universal favourite". among theatres of the day. Reflecting Holcroft's fraught (and ultimately tragic ) relationship with his own son, The Road To Ruin opens with the familiar sight of a prodigal son bringing disgrace on his upstanding father through profligacy run rampant. The forerunner of today's plastic society that implicitly encourages endless borrowing on credit, the world here depicted is similarly besieged by temptation with endless possibilities for speculation and gambling on everything from bear-baiting, to horseracing. Possessing a good heart if a weak judgement, young Harry Dornton resolves to rescue his father's reputation through drastic means- by marrying a frivolous, unscrupulous widow and thereby sacrificing his love for the widow's virtuous daughter.
Author Thomas Holcroft

Production:: (T02044981837)

Employing many of the conventional touches of the genre like the ludicrous posturings of the elderly widow, the angelic young girl, wily miser and the ubiquitous sight of enthusiastic youth pitted against cunning age, the reason this production succeeds so admirably is because the cast approach their material with real verve, commitment and a precise comic timing that extracts maximum value from every scene. A new season at this intimate theatre kicks off in stylish fashion.
Producer Orange Tree
Director Sam Walters
Design Tim Meacock
Lighting Tim Meacock
Performer John Paul Connolly
Performer David Gooderson
Performer James Lloyd Pegg
Performer Auriol Smith
Performer Ben Warwick
Performer Thomas Wheatley
Performer Louise Yates
Performer Terrance Hardiman
Performer Chris Porter
Performer Claire Redcliffe
Performer Ed Stoppard

Listing:: L806398447




Production details

Employing many of the conventional touches of the genre like the ludicrous posturings of the elderly widow, the angelic young girl, wily miser and the ubiquitous sight of enthusiastic youth pitted against cunning age, the reason this production succeeds so admirably is because the cast approach their material with real verve, commitment and a precise comic timing that extracts maximum value from every scene. A new season at this intimate theatre kicks off in stylish fashion.

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