The Recruiting Officer

The Recruiting Officer is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury (the town where Farquhar himself was posted in this capacity) to recruit soldiers. The characters of the play are generally stock, in keeping with the genre of Restoration comedy.

Not to be confused with The Recruiting Serjeant, by Dibdin and Bickerstaff.
For the 1965 Australian television production based on this play, see The Recruiting Officer (film).

The Recruiting Officer
Robert Wilks as Captain Plume
Written byGeorge Farquhar
Date premiered8 April 1706
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreRestoration Comedy
SettingShrewsbury, England
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