The Rivals

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

⏱ 8 minDrama

In fashionable Bath, a wealthy captain woos a romantic heiress in the disguise of a poor ensign, amid duels, disguises, and the word-mangling Mrs Malaprop. Sheridan's delicious first comedy.

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