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The School for Scheming review 'An intriguing comedy about capitalism' by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, RichmondThis lively revival of Boucicault's play starts promisingly, but his assault on speculative capitalism soon turns into a convoluted comedy about aristocratic marriageA key feature of Sam Walters' admirable 42-year reign as artistic director at the Orange Tree, now drawing to a close, has been the reclamation of forgotten plays. But while this piece by Dion Boucicault, written in 1847, has its mom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM on April 22, 2014

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