In Oliver Goldsmith’s classic comedy of manners, two young men set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But is anybody in this rural estate truly who they seem? Bawdy hijinks and popped pretensions are the hallmarks of this romping frolic that’s kept audiences laughing for over two centuries.

Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in June 2010

Adapted for radio and directed by Martin Jarvis
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg

Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. Hardcastle
Adam Godley as Tony Lumpkin
Julian Holloway as Elder Marlow/Stingo
James Marsters as Charles Marlow
Christopher Neame as Roger
Paula Jane Newman as Bet Bouncer/Pimple
Ian Ogilvy as Mr. Hardcastle
Moira Quirk as Constance Neville
Darren Richardson as Diggory/Jeremy
Joanne Whalley as Kate Hardcastle
Matthew Wolf as George Hastings

Associate Producers: Jennifer Brooks, Christina Montaño
Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer:
Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Sound Effects Artist: Teresa Arrison
Music Supervisor: Scott Willis