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