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Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Vanbrugh 300 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to develop a nationwide project that aims to broaden the awareness of Vanbrugh through special displays, free education programmes and lectures, throughout his tercentenary year in 2026.
John Vanbrugh's The Provoked Wife is one of the greatest English comedies about a marriage in crisis. It maps the quarrels and confrontations of its husband and wife with a distinctive and entertaining wit, and pursues their story to an unexpected conclusion. This film was made at the opening performance of a production of the play, directed by Professor Michael Cordner and Dr Tom Cantrell, in June 2014, on the main stage of the Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York.