The school for scandal, 1780

By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Subjects: English Plays, English drama, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Comedy, Fiction, Drama, English drama (Comedy)

Description: The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777. The play is still popular and regularly performed today. It is a comedy of manners about "the deceptive nature of appearances, the fickleness of reputation, [and] the often disreputable guises behind which goodness and honesty can conceal itself."