THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES OF MRS RICH

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Run Dates

2018.03.23 ~ 2018.06.14

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About the show

Mary Pix's restoration comedy, usually known as The Beau Defeated, was brought to the Stratford stage by Jo Davies in 2018. Mrs Rich, a wealthy widow, aspires to rub shoulders with the great and good and perhaps even gain a title. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one after Sir John Roverhead! Unlike Aphra Behn, a fellow female playwright from the late 1600s, Mary Pix has been almost lost to history. But like Behn’s The Rover, a sell-out success in early 2017, Pix’s comedy of manners combines mischief-making and mind-bending plot twists with a sharp satirical and distinctly female wit. Her colourful cast of characters dupe and dissemble as the intrigue builds. Will Mrs Rich ever squeeze her way into high society?

Details

CAST Jeff Alexander - Coachman Aretha Ayeh - Lucinda Daisy Badger - Lady Landsworth Greg Barnett - Belvoir Graeme Brookes - Footman Will Brown - Jack Hayley Considine - Governess Laura Elsworthy - Betty Sandy Foster - Mrs Trickwell Ashley Gayle - Footman Amanda Hadingue - Toni Richard Hurst - Footman Solomon Israel - Younger Clerimont Emily Johnstone - Maid Lossie the Dog - Lossie Susan Salmon - Lady la Basset Sadie Shimmin - Mrs Fidget Michael Simkins - Mr Rich Sophie Stanton - Mrs Rich Theia the Dog - Theo Jessica Turner - Mrs Clerimont Tam Williams - Sir John Roverhead Leo Wringer - Elder Clerimont CREATIVE TEAM Playwright – Mary Pix Director – Jo Davies Designer – Colin Richmond Lighting – Anna Watson Music and Songs – Grant Olding Sound – Carolyn Downing Movement – Coral Messam Fights – Terry King production photo Helen Maybanks © RSC

Where it's been performed

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Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Stratford

United Kingdom