The Critic(1982)
Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play.
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Mr. Puff / Mr. King
Mr. Sneer
Mr. Dangle
Mrs. Dangle
Lord Burleigh
Sir Fretful Plaigary
Tilburina
Constable
Interpreter
Sheridan (Prologue)
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Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play.
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1982-08-28
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