National Theatre Live

For the first time ever, TIC is partnering with the National Theatre in London in a groundbreaking initiative to bring the “best of British theatre” to Evanston.  Throughout the 2011/12 season, NT Live is broadcasting its highly-praised productions to TIC, offering Chicago and North Shore audiences some of the world’s greatest theatre performances.

She Stoops to Conquer 
Tuesday, April 24, 7 p.m., Josephine Louis Theater

 
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he’s a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle’s indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle’s appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family. Directed by Jamie Lloyd.

Tickets are $20 general public, $16 full-time students.