School for Scandal production artwork

School for Scandal

In a world without privacy, morality or taste, no one is safe.

First performed
9 November 2022
Production
Brighton production

The London gossip scene is buzzing. Behind the veneer of polite society, malicious prattlers trade gossip like gamblers and ruin reputations for sport.

Robert Tremayne’s adaptation of Sheridan’s comic masterpiece brought its double dealers, hypocrites and anonymous assassins of reputation into a sparkling ensemble production.

Dionysus company members

Robert TremayneLady Sneerwell and Trip
Lauren WhedbeeMaria and Sponge

Guest artists

David BalfeSir Peter Teazle
Jason LeverUncle Crabtree and Sir Oliver Surface
Chris DangerfieldJoseph Surface
Ben SandersonCharles Surface
Michael BuckeSnake, Sir Benjamin Backbite and Mr Credit
Ela ChapmanLady Teazle
Alistair LockMrs Candour and Careless
Ian MillarRowley
Adapted and designed byRobert Tremayne, after Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Directed byVicky Newman
Produced byRobert Tremayne

Watch the production.

A glimpse behind the gossip from the original 2022 production.