The Rivals

"It is safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion."

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

February 23 – March 19, 2006

in rotating rep with Richard III

Austin Playhouse
3601 South Congress Avenue in Penn Field

Anyone interested in beautiful clothes, devastating wit and the chaos of romance should not miss Sheridan’s hilarious story of just how much trouble some people get into when falling in love. Satirizing the trappings of marriage and wealth with timeless humor, the affluent Captain Jack Absolute disguises himself as a poor naval officer to woo the idealistic Lydia Languish, to whom wealth means nothing. Mistaken identities and misconstrued circumstances set the stage for a hilarious satire of romance, materialism and social pretensions. Join us in laughing at just how ridiculous love can truly be!