The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich by Mary Pix Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford

Wonderfully roaring production of The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich or The Beau Defeated at the Swan last night. A convoluted comedy of manners and an engaging shaggy dog story. Great work from @SophStanton @LauraElsworthy #DaisyBadger et al#RSCMrsRich @TheRSC #StratfordonAvon pic.twitter.com/dGoQOGl3Kr

— B&W Thornton (@bwthornton) March 24, 2018

Review: The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich – an entertaining staging of a lost play @TheRSC https://t.co/XYzUY0QVx6 pic.twitter.com/4vfGFo0F9E

— The Stage (@TheStage) April 4, 2018

The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich review – high society here I come! https://t.co/zsphZJDqBf

— Guardian Stage (@guardianstage) April 4, 2018

Mary Pix's comedy of manners is an undiscovered gem, combining mischief-making and mind-bending plot twists.

• Swan Theatre
  Stratford-upon-Avon
  
  Until 14 Jun 2018

A wealthy widow on her way up...

Mrs Rich, a wealthy widow, aspires to rub shoulders with the great and good and perhaps even gain a title. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one after Sir John Roverhead!
Unlike Aphra Behn, a fellow female playwright from the late 1600s, Mary Pix has been almost lost to history. But like Behn’s The Rover, a sell-out success in early 2017, Pix’s comedy of manners combines mischief-making and mind-bending plot twists with a sharp satirical and distinctly female wit. Her colourful cast of characters dupe and dissemble as the intrigue builds. Will Mrs Rich ever squeeze her way into high society?
This production of The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich contains loud bangs.