Minerva, ChichesterWilliam Wycherley's 1675 comedy of manners and morals gets a modern-day update starring Susannah FieldingIs it always necessary to update Restoration comedy? Two months ago a revival at Southwark Playhouse set William Wycherley's famously filthy play in the 1920s. Although Jonathan Munby's Chichester production is far better staged and acted, it chooses to put this 1675 comedy in the present day wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM on June 14, 2018