Restoration comedy

American  

noun

1. English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.

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Example Sentences

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

Buckley’s dialogue sounds like the witty combination of the vulgar and formal in Restoration comedy, but sprinkled into it — and one must assume this is deliberate — are modern colloquialisms.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

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

Restoration comedy seems to be making a comeback with Sheridan's The Critic recently paired with Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound at Chichester.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2010

We allow, as, for an obvious example, in Restoration comedy, plays to be written from a standpoint that their authors could not possibly maintain in private life.

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur