One of the most notorious Restoration comedies in existence, William Wycherley’s The Country Wife is a lively and riotous exploration of courtly and city life in the…… Read more “‘The Country Wife’ by William Wycherley”

“The spark of this play is introduced with as much agility and life as he brought with him from France, and as much humour as I could…… Read more “‘The Lying Lover; or; The Ladies’ Friendship’ by Richard Steele”

Luciano, who is in love with Violante, approaches her with a gift from Violante’s husband, Don Vincenzio. He attempts to persuade her to forget her husband and…… Read more “‘Legend’ by Floyd Dell”

An Agony in Eight Fits I play The Beaver. The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll

One hundred years before the current hit musical Hamilton, Mary Hamlin wrote this historical play for Broadway with a big actor of the day, George Arliss, as…… Read more “‘Hamilton’ by Mary P. Hamlin and George Arliss”

The plot resolves around a young woman being cited in court as “The Other Woman” in a divorce case, and how her family reacts to it. Says…… Read more “‘The Benefit of the Doubt’ by Arthur Wing Pinero”

The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks his stenographer for advice: (Premier) Good. Just jot me down a precis…… Read more “‘Mrs Pretty and the Premier’ by Arthur Adams”

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s heartwarming novel about an idealistic and impoverished American child who unexpectedly finds himself transplanted into the English aristocracy has long been considered a true…… Read more “‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett”

Amends for Ladies falls within the genre of Jacobean city comedy. Three women debate which has the better lot: a maid, a wife, or a widow. Lady…… Read more “‘Amends for Ladies’ by Nathan Field”