RSC Friends

Photograph by Helen Maybanks.

This rarely staged play by the once lauded female dramatist, Mary Pix, deserves to be better known. All credit to the RSC for reviving it. It engages a modern audience because its themes of snobbery, misogyny, and women’s ambition to improve their position in society reflect many contemporary concerns. All of this is delivered by a hugely talented cast with great energy and brio in this fast moving comedy.

The musicians and the props all contribute to this affectionate recreation of the seventeenth century theatre. The costumes are lavish, the dialogue is acerbic and witty, there are even well behaved dogs for the audience to fawn over. Mary Pix’s hilarious confection is a real delight. Buy your tickets now!