National Theatre Live She Stoops to Conquer

Hardcastle a man of substance looks forward yo acquainting his daughter with his old pals son with a view to marriage But thanks to playboy Lumpkin hes mistaken by his prospective soninlaw Marlow for an innkeeper his daughter for the local barmaid The good news is while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality hes a charmer with those of a different stamp And so as Hardcastles indignation intensifies Miss Hardcastles appreciation for her misguided suitor soars Misdemeanours multiply love blossoms mayhem ensues One of the great generoushearted and ingenious comedies of the English language Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos courtship and the dysfunctional family