Jean-Francois Regnard (1655-1709) is considered by many critics to
be the best writer of comedic plays in seventeenth-century French
literature, excepting only Moliere. Regnard based many of his
pieces on classical sources, and THE TWO MCNAUGHTENS is no
exception, having been adapted from the Roman comedy, Menaechmi, by
Plautus. The dramatist chose to adapt rather than simply translate
this comedy, restaging it with a fresh British setting.
Nonetheless, the basic premise--of twins and their lovers
confounding each other in their bumbling attempts to inherit the
estate of their uncle--closely follows the original source, save
for actual names, places, and monetary denominations--and also
manages to replicate the absolute hilarity of the earlier play.
Great entertainment for a modern audience
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