In 1675 William Wycherley wrote The Country Wife, a bawdy comedy of manners that pushed back against an 18-year long stage ban instituted by a Puritan government. With the Restoration of the English monarchy after 1660, King Charles II ushered in an era of theatrical permissiveness that gave rise to Wycherley's infamous work; a show […] The post Review: 'The Country Wife' at The Rude Mechanicals appeared first on D…
