Restoration comedy
Americannoun
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The actress continued with the National Theatre for another two years including a performance as Mrs Sullen in the Restoration comedy The Beaux' Stratagem in Los Angeles.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Herself a trenchant actor, performance is her way into Restoration comedy.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2019
Indeed, as many critics here have noted, Mr. Godwin’s production makes a case for this Restoration comedy as a work with a distinctly feminist flavor.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2015
Matching elements of Restoration comedy and Brechtian theatricality with the clamor of the trading floor, this play maintains a breakneck pace and doesn’t really care if you can keep up.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2012
The wit-traps so beloved by Restoration comedy writers, of which George Meredith speaks in his Essay on Comedy, are typical examples of pure wit.
From Chaucer and His Times by Hadow, Grace E.
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