Tickets on sale for outdoor theatre show at Severn Valley Country Park

Tickets are on sale for an alfresco theatre performance at Severn Valley Country Park near Alveley in August.

Following the success of last summer’s “She Stoops to Conquer”, Rain or Shine Theatre Company is delighted to return with a continuation of its restoration comedies by presenting “The Recruiting Officer”, a bawdy restoration comedy by Irish playwright George Farquhar.

One of the most popular plays of its time (more performed than Shakespeare or Farquhar’s contemporaries), this is a delightful romp through 18th century Shrewsbury.

The story follows the mischief of crooked army recruiting officers, Captain Plume and Sergeant Kite, as they head to the county town of Shrewsbury to persuade men to take The Queen’s Shilling by any means, legal or otherwise.

Plume has set his cap at the vivacious Sylvia, and their bumpy path to true love is mirrored by their closest friends, nervy, melancholy Worthy, and haughty, comically self-important, heiress, Melinda. Help and hindrance come in equal measure from Captain Brazen, the foppiest of fops.

Cast of “The Recruiting Officer”

Be prepared for saucy shenanigans in a hilarious romp awash with deceit, passion, swordfights, and surprises galore.

Sign up. Pack your bubbly, chairs and picnics and join the dashing Captain Plume and the devious Sergeant Kite on a rollercoaster ride in period costume for all the family.

Tickets for the performance on Friday 12 August 2022 at 7.30pm are £15 for adults, £14 for concessions and £7 for children aged five to 15 and are available online at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/alveley/severn-valley-country-park/the-recruiting-officer-at-severn-valley-country-park-alveley/2022-08-12/19:30/t-dyqnma