Richard Brinsley Sheridan

It isn't quite right to say that nobody does "The Critic" nowadays, but Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, written in 1779, is far less familiar to American audiences than "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals," the works of his that remain perennially popular.

Those Who Cannot Do… Terry Teachout 2011

Rep theatre returns to the New Vic with Richard Brinsley Sheridan's restoration comedy.

This week's new theatre 2011

This means there's a link between me and Richard Brinsley Sheridan and it's that both of us can perorate entertainingly on public issues at undue length.

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This means there's a link between me and Richard Brinsley Sheridan and it's that both of us can perorate entertainingly on public issues at undue length.

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Lucy, wanna collaborate on a pastiche of a Richard Brinsley Sheridan play?

Sita Sings the Blues | clusterflock 2009

The Devonshire House circle consisted of the young, rich, talented and snobby with people such as Charles Fox, the Prince of Wales, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and too many others to name.

Devonshire House Heather Carroll 2008

Instead, the audience is introduced to Charles James Fox, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan who function as sort of lackeys to Georgiana, you know in between writing plays and governing.

Archive 2008-09-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

Instead, the audience is introduced to Charles James Fox, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan who function as sort of lackeys to Georgiana, you know in between writing plays and governing.

Movie Review: The Duchess Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

Whim for Whim was sent to Richard Brinsley Sheridan, but its theme – political subversion in London, based on real episodes involving the French Queen and the parliamentary opposition – was too close to the bone for it to be stageable in late 1798, and was rejected.

Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) 2008

One of the best glimpses we have into the the life of the members of the ton is the satirical play The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

The School for Scandal Heather Carroll 2008