Review

Review: School for Scandal, RSC

Keith Burt reviews the RSC's School for Scandal and assesses its suitability for the classroom.
 School for Scandal, 2024
School for Scandal, 2024 - MARC BRENNER

From the moment you enter the auditorium, the first thing you notice is that everything is pink! The colour overwhelmed the senses. From the tiles on the stage floor to the furniture and everything in between, pink dominated every corner. My mind wandered, questioning whether this pervasive hue was merely a superficial veneer, masking a deeper truth, or if indeed everything here was luxuriously and unabashedly pink.

This play delves into the layers of truth in our lives: the truths we believe ourselves, the truths we allow others to believe, and the fabricated truths we project for others to see. The School for Scandal, a 250-year-old play by Richard Sheridan, showcases characters who initially appear one way but, as the plot unfolds, reveal their true selves – for better or worse.

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