SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER 

A MAPPA MUNDI / THEATR MWLDAN / TORCH THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION

After the successes of Canterbury Tales (2006), Moll Flanders (2007) and The Importance Of Being Earnest (2008), the fourth co-production between Mappa Mundi and Theatr Mwldan will be She Stoops To Conquer. For this production only, the partnership will be joined by a new co-producing partner - the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven - and the production will be directed by Peter Doran, Artistic Director of the Torch.

She Stoops to Conquer, Oliver Goldsmith’s classic comedy of manners, tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious step-mother, impassioned sweethearts, a pragmatic father and a pair of star-crossed suitors are sent spinning through a hilarious comedy of errors by one of the great characters of the stage, Tony Lumpkin.
In its day, this eighteenth century masterpiece was considered so ‘low’ that it might never have reached the stage. When it was finally produced, it enjoyed immediate and lasting success, breaking the mould with its satirical swipe at polite society. Goldsmith made comedy funnier and more natural than the ‘sentimental’ stuff of his contemporaries - yet his characters burst with warmth as well as great wit.

The production will feature a large cast of 11 people and will feature both familiar and new faces. She Stoops To Conquer will open at Theatr Mwldan on 23-25 April 2009 before touring Wales during the weeks beginning 27 April, 4 May, 11 May, 18 May, 25 May - to book this production for your venue for spring 2009 contact Ceri James of Mappa Mundi on  07966 015041 or email ceri.james@yahoo.co.uk  The production will be mounted at the Torch Theatre in September 2009 before touring the rest of the UK in Autumn 2009. Bookings for the Autumn tour should be directed to Mark Makin mark@makinprojects.co.uk