The Beaux Stratagem

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Aimwell in The Beaux Stratagem by George Farquhar for the Dulwich Players at St. Barnabas Hall, Dulwich Village. Directed by Ruth Franklin. April 1988.

Listening intently... Joyous fun, lots of derring-do: that's restoration comedies. I played one of the young dashing heroes, Aimwell, with a friend Ian (pretty much the same height and build as me) playing Archer, the other dashing young hero. (Note the references to Cupid and love in their names.) I mean to say, just look at that photo: it just screams dashing and young and heroic. What happened? <g>

Anyway, we had wigs, we had restoration costumes, we had ladies with deep cleavages, we had a sword fight with the baddies. What more could you ask for as an actor?

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