The Game of Love and Chance
T211970555
Marivaux's 1730 comedy. Silvia's father, Mr Prowde, is keen to marry her off - and has invited an eligible young bachelor to the family home for the weekend. However, Dorant, the beau in question, has decided that he'd like to take a look at his intended in disguise - and so swaps places with his manservant. Unbeknownst to him, though, Silvia has had a similar idea - and exchanges clothes with her maid.
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Production details
And so begins a Sixties house party where nothing - and no-one - is to be taken at face value. In this hilarious version of one of the most celebrated 18th-century comedies - which premiered at the National Theatre - the setting in quintessentially English, and the stakes are unmistakably high. Neil Bartlett’s other translations of Marivaux plays include The Dispute (RSC) and The Island of Slaves (Lyric Hammersmith).
Special Performances
- 20 Apr 11 Sign Interpreted
- 21 Apr 11 Audio Described
- 21 Apr 11 Audio Described
