Overview
Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious step-mother, impassioned sweethearts, a pragmatic father and a pair of star-crossed suitors are sent spinning through a hilarous comedy of errors by one of the great characters of the stage, Tony Lumpkin. The National Theatre and Out Of Joint co-production of Goldsmith's comedy, recorded live on stage in Bath, after it's premiere at the Lyttelton theatre in London.
Cast
- Stephen Beresford as Mr. George Hastings
- Nigel Cooke as Sir Charles Marlow / Roger
- Monica Dolan as Miss Kate Hardcastle
- Fritha Goodey as Miss Constance Neville
- Jason Watkins as Diggory
- Bella Merlín as Pimple
- Ian Redford as Mr. Hardcastle
- Owen Sharpe as Tony Lumpkin
- Matthew Sim as Landlord/Jeremy
- Christopher Staines as Young Charles Marlow