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A Trip to Scarborough

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Overview

Synopsis

A penniless Tom Fashion arrives in Scarborough for the wedding of his older brother, Lord Foppington. Foppington has cut Tom off from the family fortune and Tom is seeking his revenge. After learning that Foppington is betrothed to a very wealthy woman he has never met, Tom vows to marry Foppington’s fiancée and steal her fortune. Tom, along with his motley crew of friends, tangle themselves in a love quadrangle and a series of ruses. Can Tom outwit his brother and win himself a new fortune? One of Sheridan’s lesser-known works, A Trip to Scarborough is sure to charm audiences and leave them rolling with laughter.

Show Information

Book
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
5
First Produced
1777
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
Scarborough, 1700s
Cast Size
large
Orchestra Size
None
Dancing
None
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Large Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Male, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly, Late Teen Characters

Characters

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Lord Foppington
Male
Non-singer
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Colonel Townly
Male
Non-singer
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Loveless
Male
Non-singer
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Tom Fashion
Male
Non-singer
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Amanda
Female
Non-singer
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Berinthia
Female
Non-singer
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Lory
Male
Non-singer
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Miss Hoyden
Female
Non-singer
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Emma Houlahan

Emma Houlahan

Canadian vocalist and actor now based in London.