The Busy Body
24th January 2025 | 17:00
Mordan Hall, St Hugh's College, Oxford, OX2 6LE
Co-produced by the Cultural Programme, University of Oxford. In partnership with the Orange Tree Theatre.
The Busy Body, a comedy by Susanna Centlivre
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Two young women plot to escape their controlling guardians. But will the nosy Marplot – the “busy body” – ruin the plan? A clever and hilarious exploration of how women might find freedom of choice in an age of the marriage contract, Susanna Centlivre’s comedy (first performed in 1709) was hugely popular on the 18th-century stage – not least, for its brilliant cast of characters. In a script-in-hand performance, Oxford’s Creation Theatre, the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, and the R/18 Collective partner with the Oxford’s Cultural Programme to revive this rip-roaring play for the 21st century.
Also being performed at the Orange Tree Theatre, London on Sunday 26 January 2025 at 3pm. Click here to buy tickets for the Orange Tree performance or book below for the Oxford performance at St Hugh’s College.
