Some of the humour in John Vanbrugh’s 1697 sharp comedy about a tortured marriage doesn’t endure, but there’s much to admire in this important play
Jonathan Slinger as John Brute and Carl Prekopp as Lord Rake. Photograph: Pete Le May/Royal Shakespeare Company
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