Re-opened in 1992. Seats 254. 1999 - Ambassador Theatre Group takes over from the Associated Capital Theatres as the landlord of the Donmar Warehouse. 2002 - Michael Grandage succeeds Sam Mendes as Artistic Director of the Donmar. Nick Frankfort succeeds Caro Newling as Executive Producer.
'Unless we could make ourselves some pleasure amidst the pain, no mortal man would be able to bear it.' It's with the promise of money, glory and adventure that Captain Plume is recruiting the men of Shrewsbury for the King's army. He's also determined to make a conquest of Sylvia, but as she's now an heiress she can afford to put him to the test. All the while, the scheming Melinda is toying with the affections of Captain Brazen and the gentleman Mr Worthy. From military manoeuvring to sexual strategies, Farquhar's triumphant The Recruiting Officer, written in 1706, is an unashamed celebration of love, lustiness and victory in battle and in the bedroom.
Dates: Opens 14 February 2012. Mon-Sat 19:30. Thu,Sat Mats 14:30.. Feb12 14 at 19:00 02 April 2012 19:30 - Open Captioned (STAGETEXT) 19 May 2012 14:30 - Audio Described
I'm very surprised to see such harsh reviews. I greatly enjoyed the play, if 'enjoy' is the right word for such a bleak piece of drama. All the performances were excellent, and I loved the set. The play was reminiscent of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' though I felt it lacked Woolf's underlying warmth and was almost relentlessly nihilistic. I think it could have benefited from more humour to relieve some of the longer exchanges. But overall I found it moving and thought-provoking. Admittedly it's not in the same classic league as Woolf, but that's a big ask, isn't it? - LDE
19 Mar 10
If this had been my first experience of going to the theatre I would never go again and so thank god it wasn't! It's only when you see bad theatre do you appreciate good. The writer doesn't help, but the director is most probably to blame, I'm sure the actors were up to the job, but the job they were given was so wrought with tedium it defied belief. I have to confess I didn't stick it out and left at the interval, but I do not believe in any way shape or form it could have redeemed itself in the second half. This play may be better with another director, but I shall never know it because he managed to turn me off the play so much I will never give it another chance - life's too short! - rds
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