THE RIVALS (2004)

RACHEL KAVANAUGH

Comedy 10th - 19th Centuries Literary Classics Historical Romance Recommended

Cast

PAUL REYNOLDS CHRIS BIANCHI CARLI NORRIS ANNA MADLEY ELISABETH DERMOT-WALSH SELINA CADELL DAVID BURKE ADAM RAYNER MARTIN HUTSON DYLAN CHARLES JAMES HAYES RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN

Plot

Captain Jack Absolute is in love with the beautiful, wealthy heiress Lydia Languish, but she has romantic notions to marry a humble soldier, so to win her affections, Jack assumes the role of a penniless ensign. However, Lydia runs the risk of losing half her inheritance if she upsets her Aunt, the social climbing Mrs Malaprop - "the very pineapple of politeness". Set in Bath, The Rivals is a sparkling summer comedy of wit, love and marriage.