Theatre In The Square

                            

Mirandolina

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