Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonSheridan's comedy of manners is given an all too knowing makeover in Tinuke Craig's fitfully amusing new production Richard Brinsley Sheridan's intricately plotted comedy centres around the pernicious effects of gossip, which almost destroys a marriage, a love affair and a young man's chances of inheriting a fortune. A hit from its opening night on 8 May 1777, it was prai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM on July 14, 2024