This restoration comedy follows three couples, two of which involve the same man, as they struggle to live and love in the way they're inclined to, as opposed to the way that others intend them to. Written by a woman at a time when women were meant to be seen and not heard, the play's challenges to beliefs about gender roles and stereotypes form a potent thematic subtext to the action. (read more)
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