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This play
captures the skylarking spirit of Fielding's comic masterpiece, and it's
a hit with high schools, colleges and stock. It's set simply in drapes
with a few props. Young Tom Jones, foundling and ward of Squire
Allworthy, is deeply in love with Sophia and she with him, but her
father has arranged for her to marry the Squire's sneaky nephew (and
heir), young Blifil. The romance is discovered, Tom is banished and
Sophia, with her maid, Honour, sets out to find him. They are followed
by Sophia's father, his sister, Squire Allworthy and Blifil. All find
madcap adventures on the road to London and meet with many strange
characters.
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