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The Rivals review " heady, flapper-ish revival is stylishly silly Christmas fun

by Arifa Akbar

Orange Tree theatre, London Comedy's upper-class antics are transposed to 1920s Bath and bring a crowd-pleasing mix of anarchic spirit and silliness, though it slackens occasionally Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy is a perfect revival for the festive period for its crowd-pleasing mix of anarchic spirit, silliness and Sheridan's own panto dame in the word-mangling Mrs Malaprop. Tom Littler's 250th anniversary produ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:36am on January 4, 2026