The Rivals: A Comedy of Manners

The Armidale Playhouse, 1969

Directed by Gwen Foggon

By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

SETTING

The fashionable city of Bath 1775. The activities and intrigues of this piece take place within one day.

SCENES

ACT I
A Street in the City. 8.00 am
Miss Lydia's dressing-room

ACT II
Captain Absolute's lodgings
As Act I Scene I

ACT III
Miss Julia's dressing-room
Mrs. Malaprop's lodgings
Mr. Bob Acres' lodgings

ACT IV
Mrs. Malaprop's lodginp.
As Act I Scene I

ACT V
Miss Julia's dressing-room
As Act I Scene I
King's-Mead-Fields. 6.00 pm

Musical Interludes: Compositions By Mozart And Handel

CAST

Sir Anthong Absolute: Max Praed
Captain Absolute, his Son:  Anthony Llewellyn-Jones
Faulkland: Benjamin Norton
Bob Acres: Warren Burr
Sir Lucius O'Trigger: Nigel Russell
Fag, Servant of the Captain: Christopher Bettle
Thomas: Andrew Evans
David, Servant to Mr. Acres: George Dunn
Other Servant: Trevor Hayden
Boy Servants (On Successive Nights): Christoper Allen, Barry Stevenson, Ross Jenkins, Christopher Walsh
Mrs. Malaprop, the Aunt: Peg Leask
Miss Lydia Languish, the Niece: Louisa Crossle
Miss Julia Melville, her Cousin: Lenore Crocker
Lucy, Mrs. Malaprop's Maid: Cheryl Tllly
Other Maids: Britta Pobihum, Sally Burrows

CREW

Director: Gwendolen Foggon
Scenario: Barry Makepeace with Tony Marjoram, John Wiseman
Costumiers: Enid Lssacs with Roma Crossle, Anne Parker, Joan Mcdonald, Jean Creighton. Winifred Rand, Lenore Crocker, Catherine Taylor
Illuminations And Aural Devices: Harry Wadleigh with Donald Murdoch, Reg Paxton
Stage Manager: Mary Quinn with Bronwyn Bell, Helen Dumbrell
Appurtances: Janice Cashman
Friseurs: Aline Christeson, Roma Crossle

THANK YOU

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