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| − | ''The Critic: or, a Tragedy Rehearsed'' is a satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan].
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| − | ==The original text==
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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.
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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 Burnand's [[burlesque]] ''[[Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada]]''.
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| − | Published in ''Sheridan's plays'', introduction and notes by Lewis Gibbs. Dent, 1906.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 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]].
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic_(play)
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| − | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119.
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| − | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972.
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