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It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
 
It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.
  
The play contains scenes from a fictional play by Puff called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as .   
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The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff",  called ''The Spanish Armada'', itself later satirized  in plays such as .   
  
 
Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.
 
Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

Revision as of 13:02, 25 October 2019

The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)[1].

The original text

It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779. It is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing.

The play contains scenes from a fictional play by the character "Puff", called The Spanish Armada, itself later satirized in plays such as .

Published in Sheridan's plays, introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.

Performance history in South Africa

1954: Directed by Leonard Schach for the UCT Dramatic Society and Children's Theatre at the Little Theatre, April 1954. Decor by Cecil Pym. In the cast: Jenny Gratus, Peter Boyce.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic_(play)

Inskip, 1977. p 119.

Inskip, 1972.


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