CADS present – The Rivals

11th April 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)

Kirkgate Centre

Sheridan's ever-popularThe Rivals is a fast-moving romantic comedy about two young couples and their problems. Misunderstandings, unwanted parental interventions, intercepted letters and mistaken identity all play their part in one hectic day that ends with pistols and duels in the park.

Will Jack Absolute get Lydia Languish and the approval of his father? Can Faulkland control his suspicions long enough to marry Julia? Will Sir Lucius O'Trigger carry off his Delia and will Acres return empty-handed to Clod Hall? Meamwhile will Mrs Malaprop ever get the right word? And who will be risking all in a duel ?