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.

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Cast

Nigel Cooke

Sir Charles Marlow / Roger

Monica Dolan

Miss Kate Hardcastle

Jason Watkins

Diggory

Ian Redford

Mr. Hardcastle

Matthew Sim

Landlord/Jeremy

Jane Wood

Mrs. Hardcastle