The Rivals Audiobook (Free)

Passionate havoc ensues in the town of Bath when Sir Anthony arrives to arrange the marriage of his son Captain Jack Absolute towards the wealthy Lydia Languish. Jack and Lydia are already in love, but because of Lydia’s obsession with intimate novels, Jack offers disguised himself as a poor officer called Ensign Beverly – and he’s only 1 of Lydia’s many suitors. The Competitors was Sheridan’s first play, which charming comedy of manners continues to be broadly performed today.

Includes an interview with Linda Kelly, a Fellow from the Royal Society of Books and the writer of Richard Brinsley Sheridan: A Lifestyle.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast efficiency featuring:

Lloyd Owen as Captain Jack Absolute

Lucy Davis as Lydia Languish

Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. Malaprop

Kenneth Danziger as Thomas

Neil Dickson while David

Sarah Drew mainly because Julia

Julian Holloway as Sir Lucius O’Trigger

Christopher Neame as Sir Anthony Overall

Moira Quirk seeing that Lucy

Alan Shearman while Fag

Simon Templeman as Bob Acres

Matthew Wolf as Faulkland

Directed by Martin Jarvis. Documented at The Unseen Studios, Western world Hollywood in 2010 2010.