Chichester Knocking On West End Door Again!

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Posted: 4/24/12 at 4:43am

The Chichester Festival Theatre production of the classic 'The Way Of The World' is searching for an immediate West End transfer. Audiences and critics have been revelling inthe antics of this wonderfully funny romp.

Chichester Festival Theatre.
13th Apr to 5th May 2012.

Why do we daily commit disagreeable and dangerous actions?
To save that idol, reputation.

Double-dealing, pretence and seduction abound as Mirabell sets out to marry Millamant. But to wed her with her fortune intact, he must outwit her aunt, the vain and fanciful Lady Wishfort, who despises Mirabell and wants Millamant to marry Sir Wilfull Witwoud.

With great wit and dazzling dialogue, this sublime comedy of manners exposes a superficial society in which love and money are inextricably bound. William Congreve holds up a mirror to his own world as delicious verbal battles of the sexes are
played out amid the scheming of fools, fops, rivals and villains.

William Congreve’s plays include 'The Double Dealer', 'The Old Bachelor', 'Love for Love' and 'The Mourning Bride'.

Penelope Keith plays Lady Wishfort.
Her appearances at Chichester include The Applecart, Miranda, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Monsieur Amilcar, Entertaining Angels, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Rivals and In Praise of Rattigan.

Claire Price plays Millamant.
Theatre credits include Company, The Pride, The Power of Yes, Private Lives and Lady from the Sea. Television and film includes Apparitions, Rebus, Hereafter and Cuckoo.

Jo Stone-Fewings plays Mirabell.
Theatre includes Festival 05's King Lear and The Scarlett Letter. Numerous productions for the RSC include Twelfth Night (West End), A Midsummer Night's Dream and The City Madam.

Rachel Kavanaugh’s credits for Chichester include A Small Family Business, The Music Man and, most recently, Love Story; she was Artistic Director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre until 2011.

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The Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/regional-shows/9220551/The-Way-of-the-World-Chichester-Festival-Theatre-review.html

The Stage
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/35933/the-way-of-the-world

The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/apr/23/way-of-the-world-review




Updated On: 4/24/12 at 04:43 AM