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The Rivals

Series: L.A. Theatre Works
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:57:59

"He is the very pineapple of politeness." Read the full description.

Rivals_349_small A classic comedy of manners...as in bad manners, complete with assumed identities, romantic entanglements, and an absurd character whose name has become synoymous with the misuse of words: Mrs. Malaprop. The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Starring Lucy Davis (BBC's The Office), Lloyd Owen, Christopher Neame, and Rosalind Ayres.

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Piece Description

A classic comedy of manners...as in bad manners, complete with assumed identities, romantic entanglements, and an absurd character whose name has become synoymous with the misuse of words: Mrs. Malaprop. The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Starring Lucy Davis (BBC's The Office), Lloyd Owen, Christopher Neame, and Rosalind Ayres.

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