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Restoration comedy is English comedy written and performed in the Restoration period of 1660–1710. Comedy of manners is used as a synonym for this. [ 1 ] After public stage performances were banned for 18 years by the Puritan regime, reopening of the theatres in 1660 marked a renaissance of English drama . [ 2 ]
William "Bill" Gaskill (24 June 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a British theatre director who was "instrumental in creating a new sense of realism in the theatre". [1] [2] Described as "a champion of new writing", he was also noted for his productions of Bertolt Brecht and Restoration comedy.
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William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, poet and Whig politician. His works, which form an important component of Restoration literature, were known for their use of satire and the comedy of manners genre.
[12] Called a "licentious piece" by one scholar, [7] and cited as proof that Farquhar had "absorbed the stock topics, character-types, and situations of Restoration comedy" by another, [6] the play deals with Roebuck, "An Irish Gentleman of a wild roving Temper" who is "newly come to London." [14] The general character of the play can be ...
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The Way of the World is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve.It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London.It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is still occasionally performed in operas and theatres.
Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the commedia dell'arte Commedia dell'arte troupe I Gelosi performing, by Hieronymus Francken I, c. 1590. Commedia dell'arte [a] was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.