The Critic

 

This was just ok. Frankly I thought it was easily the worst Richard Brinsley Sheridan play I've read. It's about a critic Mr. Dangle and him seeing an atrocious play by a man named Mr. Puff. The play Mr. Puff wrote is supposed to be a satire of the plays of the time. I have to admit I probably would have appreciated this play more if I was more familiar with the plays of the late 1700's which is my own fault. Still, Sheridan's The school for scandal is an excellent play and The Rivals was good too. The man had talent.