What is The School for Scandal?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox play | name = The School for Scandal | image = Miss Chester As Lady Teazle.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = Miss Chester as Lady Teazle, 1828 | writer = [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]] | chorus = | characters = Lady Teazle<br />Lady Sneerwell<br />Moses, etc. | mute = | setting = London in the 18th century | premiere = 8 May 1777 | place = Drury Lane Theatre<br />[[London, England]] | orig_lang = English | series = | subject = Gossip | genre = [[Comedy]] | web = | playbill = | ibdb_id = | iobdb_id = | theatricalia_id = }}'''''The School for Scandal''''' is a [[play (theatre)|play]] by [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]. It is a [[comedy]]. It was first acted at the Drury Lane Theatre in [[London, England]] on 8 May 1777. Like ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' and ''[[The Rivals]]'', ''The School for Scandal'' is a staple of classic English theatre. [[Samuel Barber]] wrote an [[opera]] based on the play. {{DEFAULTSORT:School for Scandal}} [[Category:1777]] [[Category:1770s plays]] {{multistub|performing-arts|lit}} [[Category:English plays]]