The Recruiting Officer
1706 play by George Farquhar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with The Recruiting Serjeant, by Dibdin and Bickerstaff.
For the 1965 Australian television production based on this play, see The Recruiting Officer (film).
The Recruiting Officer is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury (the town where Farquhar himself was posted in this capacity) to recruit soldiers.[1] The characters of the play are generally stock, in keeping with the genre of Restoration comedy.
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The Recruiting Officer | |
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Written by | George Farquhar |
Date premiered | 8 April 1706 |
Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Restoration Comedy |
Setting | Shrewsbury, England |
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