{"id":687,"date":"2025-04-15T18:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.project-purley.net\/wordpress\/?p=687"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:22:36","slug":"rain-or-shine-the-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.project-purley.net\/wordpress\/2025\/04\/15\/rain-or-shine-the-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain or Shine: The Rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rain or Shine Theatre Company is coming back to the Barn on Friday 20th June 2025, with a performance of Sheridan’s The Rivals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The performance will start at 7:00 pm, doors open 6:15 pm, bar open from 6:30 pm, serving wine and soft drinks, card or cash.<\/p>\n

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The Rivals, \u00a0a 17th Century comedy adventure by Richard Brinsley Sheridan<\/strong><\/p>\n

When fashionable 18th century London society comes to take the waters in the spa-town of Bath, comic confusion, daring duels and romantic entanglements abound.<\/p>\n

At the centre of it all is heiress Lydia Languish, who is determined to elope with the penniless Ensign Beverly rather than marry the eligible Jack Absolute.<\/p>\n

Come and sample the sparkling wit and whirlwind plot of The Rivals, a Restoration Comedy which has delighted audiences for over 250 years with its collection of comic characters, including the formidable Mrs Malaprop, a creation so famous for the way she mangles the English language that her name is now immortalised in the dictionary.<\/p>\n

This brand new adaptation combines Richard Brinsley Sheridan\u2019s masterpiece with Rain or Shine\u2019s fast and furious comic flair.<\/p>\n

Tickets available online (card only) – click link below:
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Or point your phone camera at the QR code below:\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Or via the Rain or Shine telephone ticket line: 03306 600541.<\/p>\n

Or from David Downs (cash only) at the April and May meetings in the Barn, or call him on 0118 942 4167.<\/p>\n

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