Tag Archives: William Congreve

Restoration Comedy, sadly, does not often get revived these days

Robert Tanitch reviews The Double Dealer at Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, Surrey William Congreve (1670-1729), the last of the Restoration Comedy playwrights and the most famous, had just had a big s ...

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The wittiest comedy of the Restoration era is William Congreve’s The Way of the World

Robert Tanitch reviews The Way of the World at Donmar Warehouse, London WC2 William Congreve’s The Way of the World, which premiered in 1700, is the last and generally considered the greatest of ...

Mark 3559 views 0 likes Apr 9, 2018