The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar from National Theatre Live 2015
Run time 2 hrs 40 mins
In two parts for the play. Interval
featurette and introduction in separate
short files. No subtitles available for this play
IMDb tt5092172/
Summary from NTLive
The 'Beaux': Mr Aimwell and Mr Archer, two charming, dissolute young men who have
blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-ridden, they flee to provincial
Lichfield. Their 'Stratagem': to marry for money. Lodged at the local inn, posing as
master and servant, they encounter a teeming variety of human obstacles: a crooked
landlord, a fearsome highwayman, a fervent French Count, a maid on the make, a
drunken husband, a furious butler, a natural healer and a strange, turbulent priest.
But their greatest obstacle is love. When the Beaux meet their match in Dorinda and
Mrs Sullen they are most at risk, for in love they might be truly discovered.
—National Theatre
cast and creative
directed for the stage by Simon Godwin
directed for the screen by Tim Van Someren
Aimwell Samuel Barrnett
Archer Geoffrey Streatfeild
Mrs. Sullen Susanna Fielding
Dorinda Pippa Bennet-Warner
Cherry Amy Morgan
Boniface Lloyd Hutchinson
Gibbet Chook Sibtain
Scrub Pearce Quigley
Count Bellair Timothy Watson
Foigard Jamie Beamish
Mr. Sullen Richard Henders
Gipsy Molly Gromadzki
Lady Bountiful Jane Booker
Sir Charles Freeman Nicholas Khan
Bagshot Esh Alladi
My notes
This NTLive of The Beaux' Stratagem is the full broadcast version. But I have
put the intros and featurettes into separate files for those who choose to view
the play and find Part One and two simply.
A special appreciation to the file sharer who provided the much larger version of
this from a source which has no glitches in Part Two. That seemed to be the
only one found in the previously-mentioned Proshot series which is named in the
NFO file for this play.
There are always new actors in these NTLive and RSC plays. But Pearce Quigley is a
familiar player from many fine Globe productions including Taming of the Shrew
and Midsummer Night's Dream in major roles.
I am grateful to the friend who provided the source. Here the size is smaller to
many more can enjoy this Simon Godwin production.
Notes written December 29th, 2020
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