A review by daveenabadyal
The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

one of the only classic comedies that i've found genuinely quite funny
the writing was very clever - self-referential and tongue-in-cheek 

the whole way through, i couldn't help but think that if this were to be adapted and turned into a movie/tv show for the modern era (kind of like Austen's 'Emma' inspiring 'Clueless'), it would genuinely perform so well