Pamphilus, abetted by the slave Davus, deceives his father Simo into thinking he will marry the bride provided for him. Byrria, his best friend's servant, is aghast: the girl is his master's beloved.
The set and costumes replicate late fifteenth-century Terence illustrations, and the cast wear half-masks.

Translation c. 1500 of the Andria of Terence. Performed Lancaster; Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire, 1987; filmed at Rufford by kind permission of the National Trust.
Cast: Pamphilus Ian Hobart; Davus Amanda Hadingue; Simo Peter Sampson; Byrria Cathy Farrar.

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