SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

by Oliver Goldsmith.
Stratford Festival, 2015.

How does an 18th Century woman choose her own damn husband?

At the intersection of class and gender can ‘classic’ comedy argue with integrity?

How can I fool them into giving me these outfits to take home?

CREDITS

Cast: Maev Beaty, Brad Hodder, Lucy Peacock, Joseph Ziegler
Company: Stratford Festival
Playwright: Oliver Goldsmith
Director: Martha Henry
Set Designer: Douglas Parashcuk

VIDEO TRAILER

“Maev Beaty confirms in this role the long-standing suspicion that she is the classical comedienne of her generation, wittily and charmingly in command of everything she says and does.”

National Post

“Maev Beaty’s Kate Hardcastle is a model of femininity in the true sense of the word — strong and smart, yet with a world of tenderness underneath.”

Toronto Star