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
It’s like a Restoration comedy run through a John Waters filter and sprinkled with Luis Buñuel itching powder.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
Herself a trenchant actor, performance is her way into Restoration comedy.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2019
Style, not substance, is the priority in “The Way of the World” at the Folger, a romp adapted from William Congreve’s Restoration comedy, updated to now and relocated to the Hamptons.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2018
The brilliant Restoration comedy makes no pretence to be a national drama: neither do the comedies of Sheridan and Goldsmith.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin
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