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The Rivals archiveRestoration 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.

Creatives/Company

Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Producer: Theatre by the Lake
Director(s): Ian Forrest, Sophie Curtis (associate casting director), Peter Macqueen (fight director), Ella Vale (movement director)
Design: Martin Johns
Costume: Martin Johns
Lighting: Nick Beadle
Music: Richard Atkinson
Sound: Maura Guthrie
Other: Tim Charrington (dialect coach)

The Rivals

The Rivals (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1999883371. Details of all The Rivals archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4775

Archive Listings

30 Jul 16
  to
4 Nov 16
The Theatre By The Lake
Keswick, Cumbria
Performance Details => Venue archive

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