Constant Couple

George Farquhar, the author of this comedy, was the son of a clergyman in the north of Ireland. He was born in the year 1678, discovered an early taste for literature, and wrote poetic stanzas at ten years of age. In 1694 he was sent to Trinity College, Dublin, and there made such progress in his studies as to acquire considerable reputation. But he was volatile and poor—the first misfortune led him to expense; the second, to devise means how to support his extravagance.



In the year 1700 he brought out this comedy of "The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee." It was then the Jubilee year at Rome, and the author took advantage of that occurrence to render the title of his drama popular; for which cause alone it must be supposed he made any thing in his play refer to that festival, as no one material point is in any shape connected with it.

- Summary by Mrs Inchbald, a critic of that time


Cast list:

Sir Harry Wildair: John Burlinson

Alderman Smuggler: Kristin Gjerløw

Colonel Standard: ToddHW

Clincher Junior: KHand

Clincher Senior: K. Adrian Stroet

Vizard: technoauloin

Tom Errand: Dillon McFarlane

Dicky: alanmapstone

Constable: Newgatenovelist

Servants: Anna Simon

Lady Lurewell: Availle

Lady Darling: Elizabeth Klett

Angelica: Sonia

Parly: Jacqui Castle

Tom Errand's Wife: Leanne Yau

Mob: Sonia

Stage Directions: Gaby



Edited and Coordinated by:  ToddHW