The Scape-Goat: A Farce in One Act

In this lively one‑act farce, the stage is a cluttered study filled with globes, maps and books, where the eccentric tutor Ignatius Polyglot reigns over the education of young Master Charles. The audience is introduced to the witty servants Robin and Molly, whose flirtatious banter quickly reveals a scheme to circumvent the tutor’s strict rule that no woman may set foot in the house.

Molly, determined to win Ignatius’s blessing for her marriage, enlists Robin’s help while the old steward Eustace looms nearby, adding another layer of comic obstruction. As the characters dart through doors and garden passages, misunderstandings pile up, and the tutor’s pompous self‑importance is mocked at every turn. The result is a brisk, tongue‑in‑cheek commentary on the constraints of propriety in Regency England, delivered with rapid repartee and a touch of absurdity.