Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward yo acquainting his daughter with his old pals son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, hes mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality hes a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastles indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastles appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues. One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.