The Rivals (with audio‪)‬

Enhanced ebook edition of The Rivals featuring a full cast audio performance of the play, starring Lloyd Owen as Captain Jack Absolute

and Lucy Davis as Lydia Languish.

Romantic havoc ensues in the town of Bath when Sir Anthony arrives to arrange the marriage of his son Captain Jack Absolute to the wealthy

Lydia Languish. Jack and Lydia are already in love, but because of Lydia’s obsession with romantic novels, Jack has disguised himself as a poor

officer named Ensign Beverly – and he is only one of Lydia’s many suitors. The Rivals was Sheridan’s first play, and this charming

comedy of manners continues to be widely performed today.

The ebook also features an interview with Linda Kelly, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of Richard Brinsley

Sheridan: A Life.

By merging text and audio, this is a perfect learning tool for enhancing comprehension and enjoyment. The text includes plot summaries of

each scene, and it is highly recommended as a study aid for students, teachers, actors and directors.

Includes scene-by-scene and word-for-word text and audio of L.A. Theatre Works’ full cast performance starring:

Lloyd Owen as Captain Jack Absolute

Lucy Davis as Lydia Languish

Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. Malaprop

Kenneth Danziger as Thomas

Neil Dickson as David

Sarah Drew as Julia

Julian Holloway as Sir Lucius O’Trigger

Christopher Neame as Sir Anthony Absolute

Moira Quirk as Lucy

Alan Shearman as Fag

Simon Templeman as Bob Acres

Matthew Wolf as Faulkland.




Directed by Martin Jarvis for L.A. Theatre Works.

Lead funding for this production, and its presentation as an enhanced ebook, is generously provided by The Sidney E. Frank Foundation.