Theatre In The Square
by Ranjit Bolt
After Carlo Goldini
Directed by Colin Gregory
30 November - 3 December 2022
Pentameters Theatre
The Horseshoe
28 Heath Street, Hampstead,
London, NW3 6TE
Cast
Mirandolina Samantha Charles Marquis of Forlipopoli Matthew Pert
Count Albafiorita Gavin Rodgers
Ripafratta Guy Muneesamy
Fabrizio Edward Smith*
Ortensia Mary Brown
Dejanira Emanuela Giacalone*
The Count's Servant Ted Fiore-Burt*
(*First timer performer with Theatre in the Square)
Mirandolina the inn-keeper is courted by noblemen at her house in Florence. But having enchanted them she drops them. Another admirer is the sardonic misogynist Ripafratta whom she sees as a challenge to win. She lures and seduces, using flattery and charm to gull him. He becomes serious, playing on his rank and, flushed with his first real love, is furious when Mirandolina rejects him. Mirandolina has all along been keen on her faithful waiter Fabrizio and ends up marrying him, having tested his fidelity, as a protection against the livid Ripafratta.
Last updated 15 March 2023