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Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock from the Sun) takes the title role in this uproarious Victorian farce directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader.
With his dubious air and a developed taste for smoking, gambling, alcohol and women, it’s hard to believe Cis Farringdon is only fourteen. And that’s because he LVn’W. $JDWKD, KLV PRWKHU, GURSSHG fiYH years from her true age – and his – when she married amiable magistrate Posket. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious in- dignities and outrageous mishaps.
In a similar vein to the National Theatre’s smash-hit comedies, She Stoops to Conquer, London Assurance and One Man, Two Guvnors, The Magistrate is sure to have audiences around the world doubled up with laughter.
Screenings will be Jan. 20 and Feb. 3 at 12:30 at 12:30 at the County Theater in Doylestown and Jan. 27 and Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. at the Ambler Theater.
Admission is $18 for general admission and $16 for members of the County and Ambler Theaters.
The County Theater is located at 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Brochures of all programs are available at the theater. For more information, call the hotline at 215345-6789 or visit www.CountyTheater. org. The Ambler Theater is located at 108 E. Butler Ave, Ambler. For information, visit www.AmblerTheater.org.