Following their recent successes of An August Bank Holiday Lark and Rutherford & Son, Northern Broadsides are set to light up the Liverpool stage once more, as they bring Oliver Goldsmith’s classic romp She Stoops to Conquer to the Playhouse. The 18th century comedy of manners, filled with ludicrous misunderstanding, mischief and mayhem, runs from Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd November.
Tongue-tied, uptight Charles Marlow needs a lesson in the art of love. He longs for a wife but finds it easier to have a bit on the side. Barmaid Kate Hardcastle seems fair game – but there’s more to her than meets the eye. Set against the increasingly chaotic proceedings of one very long night, She Stoops to Conquer is filled with larger than life characters, outrageous frocks and plenty of mayhem.