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First performance at Drury Lane

When
8 May 1777
Where
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Part of
Premiere of The School for Scandal

Sheridan's comedy of manners The School for Scandal was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777.

The School for Scandal, a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, received its first performance in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. The venue was the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, of which Sheridan himself had become owner after buying David Garrick's share in the patent in 1776. The surviving cast list of the 1777 first production lists no Miss Verjuice, showing that Sheridan's decision to combine her part with Snake's predated the premiere.

Sources

  1. The School for Scandal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
  2. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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