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Beware the gossips! Lady Sneerwell and her hireling, Snake, are certainly up to no good in this timeless send-up of hypocritical manners. Thanks to their scandal-mongering, the comely Lady Teazle must fend off the slanderous barbs that have caught the ear of her elderly husband - as well as every other gossip in London! What follows is a torrent of mistaken identities and sex-crazed scheming in which the upper classes have never looked so low class.

Three of the ever-popular Sheridan’s finest plays Born in Dublin in 1751, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a theatre impresario, statesman and the most celebrated playwright of his time. His brilliantly witty comedies of manners have become part of the literary canon, and are frequently performed...

Dive into the uproarious world of Richard Brinsley Sheridans classic comedy, first performed in 1777. School For Scandal unravels the tangled web of intrigues and scandals among the British upper classes. At the center of the chaos is Lady Sneerwell, who has her sights set on marrying Charles Surface, while Joseph Surface is intent on winning the heart of the beautiful heiress Maria, who, unfortunately for him, prefers Charles. To sabotage this budding romance, Lady Sneerwell and Joseph resort to spreading scandalous rumors about Charles and the new young wife of Sir Peter Teazle, Marias ...

Sheridan's most famous play, The School for Scandal, has been called 'the best existing English comedy of intrigue'. A favourite with audiences and critics alike since its premiere in 1777, this play is a classic English comedy of manners. Full of satirical wit, it subverts the Georgian social mores of its day with subtlety and charm. This historic recording features Edith Evans, Cecil Parker and Harry Andrews: Some of the finest actors of their generation.

Delve into one of the most intriguing tales from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Scandal in Bohemia. Witness as the implacable mind of the renowned detective is challenged. Has he finally encountered an adversary capable of outsmarting him? And could it be a woman, of all people? In this suspenseful narrative, Holmes crosses paths with a woman he will forever remember as THE woman. Immerse yourself in their intellectual duel and watch as Holmes, for once, finds himself on the losing side. Let his loyal partner, Dr. Watson, guide you through Holmess unconventional approach to this... ...

Major Scandal's across history. From the scandal with P. Diddy, to the Clinton situation, even touching on Scandavol that rocked the reality T.V. world.

Blistatel'naja komedija velikogo anglo-irlandskogo pisatelja Richarda Brinsli Sheridana (1751 - 1816) v ispolnenii zvezd teatra. Salon velikosvetskoj intriganki ledi Snirujel, kotoraja kotoraja obsuzhdaet so svoim napersnikom Snejkom poslednie dostizhenija na poprishhe aristokraticheskih koznej. Jeti dostizhenija izmerjajutsja chislom pogublennyh reputacij, rasstroennyh svadeb, zapushhennyh v obrashhenie neverojatnyh sluhov…

Following the death of an elderly patient on St. Dunbarton's Intensive Care Unit, mysterious events begin to happen. This is the story of St. Dunbarton's, the people that worked there, and the media circus that ensued.