Royal Exchange, ManchesterA 1977 BBC Play of the Month production first made me love William Wycherley's wickedly satirical comedy, written 15 years after Charles II returned from France in 1660. It starred Helen Mirren as the fresh, innocent, young Mrs Pinchwife come up to London for the first time with her reformed rake of a husband (Bernard Cribbins) for the marriage of his sister Alithea to Sparkish, a would-be w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM on September 22, 2012