Casting has been announced for Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals, with two formidable comic stage actors, Maggie Steed and Desmond Barrit, leading the cast. The production runs at the Playhouse from Wednesday 5th to Saturday 29th October.

This elegant yet earthy comedy of manners features some of the most enduring and eccentric comic characters in British theatre. It will be brought to life by Citizens Theatre Artistic Director Dominic Hill (The Libertine, Crime and Punishment) in a co-production between Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, Bristol Old Vic and Citizens Theatre, Glasgow this autumn.