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{{Short description|1773 play by Oliver Goldsmith}}
{{About|the play by Oliver Goldsmith |the 2015 short film about a talent show performer|She Stoops to Conquer (2015 film)}}
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{{Infobox play
| name          = She Stoops to Conquer
| image         = Kyrle Bellew and Eleanor Robson in She Stoops to Conquer.jpg
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| caption       = 1905: [[Kyrle Bellew]] and [[Eleanor Robson Belmont|Eleanor Robson]] in a scene from ''She Stoops to Conquer''
| writer        = [[Oliver Goldsmith]]
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| characters    = {{plainlist|
*Charles Marlow
*Miss Kate Hardcastle
*George Hastings
*[[Tony Lumpkin]]
*Mr. Hardcastle
*Mrs. Hardcastle
*Miss Constance Neville
*Sir Charles Marlow
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| premiere      = {{Start year|1773}}
| place         = London, England
| orig_lang     = English
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| genre         = [[Comedy]]
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[[File:"She Stoops to Conquer J.Mills and T.Courtenay Front".jpg|thumb|1971: [[Juliet Mills]] and [[Tom Courtenay]] in a BBC production of the play.]]
'''''She Stoops to Conquer''''' is a comedy by Irish writer [[Oliver Goldsmith]], first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by [[English literature]] and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18th century to have retained its appeal and is still regularly performed. The play has been adapted into a film several times, including in 1914 and 1923.
Initially the play was titled ''Mistakes of a Night'' and the events within the play take place in one long night. In 1778, [[John O'Keeffe (Irish writer)|John O'Keeffe]] wrote a loose sequel, ''[[Tony Lumpkin in Town]]''.

The play is notable for being the origin of the common English phrase, ''"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies."'' (appearing as 'fibs' in the play).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies |url=https://grammarist.com/proverb/ask-me-no-questions-and-ill-tell-you-no-lies |website=Grammarist|date=6 October 2021 }}</ref>