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A rich man pretends to be poor to woo Lydia Languish, whose aunt has other ideas about a suitable match, 6/11-9/17, American Players Theatre, Spring Green.

Shakespeare’s comedy is the gift that keeps on giving; Mrs Malaprop’s a loose cannon in Richard Bean’s Battle of Britain take on Sheridan; and who can resist Gershwin?

The razor sharp social critique of the original is replaced by nostalgia and strained gags in this toothless transposition of The Rivals

Caroline Quentin leads a sparkling cast in Richard Bean’s latest comedy romp. Theatre review by Demetrios Matheou

Sheridan's The Rivals gets a wartime makeover

Caroline Quentin leads a sparkling cast in Richard Bean’s latest comedy romp. Theatre review by Demetrios Matheou

A rich man pretends to be poor to woo Lydia Languish, whose aunt has other ideas about a suitable match, 6/11-9/17, American Players Theatre, Spring Green.

A rich man pretends to be poor to woo Lydia Languish, whose aunt has other ideas about a suitable match, 6/11-9/17, American Players Theatre, Spring Green.

A rich man pretends to be poor to woo Lydia Languish, whose aunt has other ideas about a suitable match, 6/11-9/17, American Players Theatre, Spring Green.

A rich man pretends to be poor to woo Lydia Languish, whose aunt has other ideas about a suitable match, 6/11-9/17, American Players Theatre, Spring Green.