Comedy Playhouse

The School for Scandal

English · Drama, Satire

The School for Scandal is a comedy of manners centered on gossip, reputation, and the social games played by fashionable society. Its characters trade rumors and maneuver for advantage, while the contrast between public virtue and private behavior drives the comedy.

Presented as a radio adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s stage comedy, this performance brings the play’s lively dialogue and tangled social intrigues to an audio audience. The story’s wit depends on sharp exchanges, misunderstandings, and the consequences of scandalous talk.

The result is a theatrical, dialogue-led comedy with a satirical edge, inviting listeners to follow the shifting alliances and enjoy Sheridan’s pointed observations about manners and hypocrisy.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.