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From the National Theatre's 2015 season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is George Farquhar's comedy, first...
From the National Theatre's 2015 season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is George Farquhar's comedy, first performed in 1707.
"The 'Beaux': Mr Aimwell (Samuel Barnett) and Mr Archer (Geoffrey Streatfeild), two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-ridden, they flee to provincial Lichfield. Their 'Stratagem': to marry for money. Lodged at the local inn, posing as master and servant, they encounter a teeming variety of human obstacles: a crooked landlord, a fearsome highwayman, a fervent French Count, a maid on the make, a drunken husband, a furious butler, a natural healer and a strange, turbulent priest. But their greatest obstacle is love. When the Beaux meet their match in Dorinda (Pippa Bennett-Warner) and Mrs Sullen (Susannah Fielding) they are most at risk, for in love they might be truly discovered." (NT Live)
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"A lot of fun."
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Time Out
Time Out"A decent romp that needs to be rompier."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"George Farquhar’s comedy plays its Restoration feminist cards with a generous heart in an exhilarating Simon Godwin production."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A good humoured revival."
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Independent
Independent"Its fun is infectious."
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Huffington Post
Huffington Post"The play’s denouement becomes increasingly unpredictable."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesNT Live: The Beaux Stratagem | Details
- Rating
- 12A,
- Runtime
- 186
- Genre
- Live Performance
- Country of origin
- UK
