The School for Scandal

T01281684178
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?

Author

Richard Sheridan

Archive :: production:T01281684178, play:S4859, venue:V135

Performance

Venue	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
	Other spaces: The Dell, Waterside, Rehearsal Room
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	2nd July 2024
To	6th September 2024
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Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Tinuke Craig
Design	Alex Lowde
Lighting	Oliver Fenwick
Music	D J Walde
Sound	Max Pappenheim
Director	Ingrid Mackinnon (movement)
Design	Ravi Deepres (video)
Dramaturg	Jude Christian
Director	Matthew Dewsbury (CDG - casting)
Musical Director	Ellie Verkerk
Other	Nia Lynn (voice and text)
Design	Luke Unsworth (associate video designer)
Director	Ellie Hurt (assistant)
Performer	Stefan Adegbola (Joseph Surface)
Performer	Jessica Alade (Lappet)
Performer	Omar Bynon (Careless)
Performer	John Dougall (Rowley)
Performer	Riess Fennell (Bill)
Performer	Siubhan Harrison (Lady Sneerwell)
Performer	Emily Houghton (Mrs Candour)
Performer	Wil Johnson (Sir Oliver Surface)
Performer	Yasemin Junqueira (Moppet)
Performer	John Leader (Charles Surface)
Performer	David Mara (Trip)
Performer	MadeoMartinez (Snake)
Performer	Shazia Nicholls (Morehouse)
Performer	Yasemin Ozdemir (Maria)
Performer	David Partridge (Sir Harry Bumper)
Performer	Geoffrey Streatfeild (Sir Peter Teazle)
Performer	Jason Thorpe (Crabtree)
Performer	Tara Tijani (Lady Teazle)
Performer	Patrick Walshe McBride (Sir Benjamin Backbite)

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