She Stoops to Conquer takes a comedic, often farcical, look at the behaviour and marital expectations of the upper classes in 18th century England.
Category: Judy Garrett
2018
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Murder on the Nile
Fatal circumstances await a newlywed couple as they embark on their honeymoon voyage down the Nile but fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings.
2018
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The Winslow Boy
Set in 1912, the play follows the efforts of the Winslow family to clear the name of 14 year old Ronnie Winslow, expelled from naval college for allegedly stealing a five-shilling postal order.
2017
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Travels With My Aunt
Henry Pulling leads a boringly conventional life as a retired bank manager when he meets his long-estranged Aunt Augusta at his mother’s funeral.
2017
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Much Ado About Nothing
Count Claudio falls in love with Hero, the daughter of his host. Hero’s cousin Beatrice and Benedict are each duped into believing the other is in love with them.
2016
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Habeas Corpus
The antics at the Wicksteed home are a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends and the sexual satisfaction of the “corpus” (body) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners.
2015
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The Hollow
An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame
2015
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Pride and Prejudice
A husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet’s most urgent priority. With four sisters, a match-making mother, and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s difficult to escape the subject.
2015
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The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers is a classic black comedy; a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.
2014
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Cash On Delivery
This farce concerns a con artist who has duped the welfare authorities for years by claiming every type of benefit for the innumerable people he claims live at his address.