She Stoops to Conquer

by Oliver Goldsmith Narrated by James Marsters, Joanne Whalley

Overview

In this classic comedy of manners, two young men set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But is anybody in this rural estate ruly who they seem? Bawdy hijinks and popped pretensions are the hallmarks of this romping frolic that's kept audiences laughing for over two centuries.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. Hardcastle
Adam Godley as Tony Lumpkin
Julian Holloway as Elder Marlow and Stingo
James Marsters as Charles Marlow
Christopher Neame as Roger
Paula Jane Newman as Bet Bouncer and Pimple
Ian Ogilvy as Mr. Hardcastle
Moira Quirk as Constance Neville
Darren Richardson as Diggory and Jeremy
Joanne Whalley as Kate Hardcastle
Matthew Wolf as George Hastings

Directed by Martin Jarvis. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

JUNE 2012 - AudioFile

L.A. Theatre Works' dramatization of this late-eighteenth-century play remains strikingly relevant today with its satirical digs at sexism, class consciousness, and upper-crust wealth. James Marsters and Joanne Whalley lead the cast in an uproarious comedy of manners that is reminiscent of Shakespearean follies of mistaken identity, all the while championing womanly guile and intelligence. The energetic performers retain a peak level of hilarity throughout, with clear emphasis and enunciation. Divergent personas, played by a single character, can be easily identified, while comical asides to the audience are apparent by their ironic and lightly modulated delivery. Strange doings in an English country mansion are instigated by the arrival of misguided suitors whose passions are laced with bawdy schemes, deflated pretensions, and nonstop mischief. A.W. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172056734
Publisher:	L.A. Theatre Works
Publication date:	10/25/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged

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