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
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
Unlike many neoclassical critics, Echard keeps his eyes fixed firmly on the strengths and weaknesses of Restoration comedy within the context of previous English comedy and the Restoration stage itself.
From Prefaces to Terence's Comedies and Plautus's Comedies (1694) by Barnard, John
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