No rest for the wicked: The School for Scandal at the RSC – in pictures
Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy of manners is staged for the Royal Shakespeare Company this month by director Tinuke Craig. Enter a backstage world of wigs, fans and frocks
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Tara Tijani as Lady Teazle in her dressing room
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John Leader, who plays Charles Surface, heads to the stage for tech rehearsals
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Tijani is in the pink on stage
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Siubhan Harrison, who plays Lady Sneerwell, has her wig fitted
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Geoffrey Streatfeild as Sir Peter Teazle with Leader on stage during tech rehearsals
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Emily Houghton flutters as Mrs Candour in her dressing room
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Tinuke Craig, right, will be making her RSC directing debut
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Leader and Wil Johnson (Sir Oliver Surface), in a production with set and costumes designed by Alex Lowde
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Harrison as Sneerwell during rehearsals
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Yasemin Özdemir as Maria with Tijani as Lady Teazle
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Stefan Adegbola as Joseph Surface and Jessica Alade as Lappet
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The lighting design for this comedy of bad behaviour is by Oliver Fenwick
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The School for Scandal is at the Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until 6 September
