The Country Wife

About the show

In Restoration London, rake Harry Horner spreads a false claim of impotence to gain access to married women. At the same time, the jealous Pinchwife tries to shield his inexperienced country wife Margery from city life, while his sister Alithea navigates her engagement to the shallow Sparkish and the persistent courtship of Harcourt. Horner's ruse and the interwoven courtships drive the comedy's farcical exposure threats and social satire.