A short season of plays celebrating women of daring, wit and adventure through four centuries begins with this sex comedy by Aphra Behn , England's first female professional playwright.
First performed in 1677, it was one of the most popular plays of the Restoration.
In a Spanish colony during camival, three sisters wander disguised through the streets in search of husbands: their aim is to behave like men. Their meeting with a group of banished cavaliers leads to passion, intrigue and farce.
Other parts played by Melissa Sinden , Gillian Cally , Jonathan Coyne and John Griffin
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Musicians: Martin Winters , Neil Smith , Dai Pritchard , Akintayo Akenbode , Adam Carter and Simone Rebello
Director Kate Rowland
See also Monday 9.55pm