Humour and Madness

A sparkling collection of nine witty full-cast comedies from the early Restoration era.

Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo.

Includes: The Man of Mode, She Wou'd If She Cou'd, The Country Wife, The Rover, All For Love, The London Cuckolds, The Soldier's Fortune, The Atheist and Venice Preserved