The Recruiting Officer
Unless we could make ourselves some pleasure amidst the pain, no mortal man would be able to bear it.
Why see The Recruiting Officer?
It’s with the promise of money, glory and adventure that Captain Plume is recruiting the men of Shrewsbury for the King’s army.
He’s also determined to make a conquest of Sylvia, but as she’s now an heiress she can afford to put him to the test. All the while, the scheming Melinda is toying with the affections of Captain Brazen and the gentleman Mr Worthy.
From military manoeuvring to sexual strategies, Farquhar’s triumphant The Recruiting Officer, written in 1706, is an unashamed celebration of love, lustiness and victory in battle and in the bedroom.
Cast
Nicholas Burns
Nancy Carroll
Mackenzie Crook
Kathryn Drysdale
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Mark Gatiss
Gawn Grainger
Tobias Menzies
Rachael Stirling
Nancy Carroll
Mackenzie Crook
Kathryn Drysdale
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Mark Gatiss
Gawn Grainger
Tobias Menzies
Rachael Stirling
Creative
Written by George Farquhar
Director: Josie Rourke
Designer: Lucy Osborne
Lighting Designer: James Farncombe
Sound Designer: Emma Laxton
Composer: Michael Bruce
Director: Josie Rourke
Designer: Lucy Osborne
Lighting Designer: James Farncombe
Sound Designer: Emma Laxton
Composer: Michael Bruce
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