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27 September 2007 - 12 January 2008
The
Country Wife
A Comedy
By William Wycherley
Direction Jonathan Kent
Design Paul Brown
Lighting Mark Henderson
Sound Paul Groothuis
Cast includes
Fiona Glascott
David Haig
Patricia Hodge
Toby Stephens
One of the greatest and funniest comedies of the Restoration, The Country Wife tells the story of Horner, a notorious and lascivious man-about-town and his ingenious scheme for the rampant and mass seduction of the women of London society. By spreading the false rumour of his own impotence, he gains the sympathy of the husbands of the town and, more importantly, free access to their wives.
Meanwhile the newly-married Pinchwife desperately attempts to keep his naïve country bride from the clutches of predatory London bachelors. When she and Horner meet, events spiral out of his control...
Award-winning actors David Haig, Patricia Hodge and Toby Stephens lead the company in Wycherley's dazzling comedy. Joining them is exciting young actress Fiona Glascott in the title role.
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