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The Misanthrope


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The Misanthrope is set in the celebrity world of the arts and media. The play revolves around Alceste who hates hypocrisy and whose determination to tell the truth becomes as destructive as his friends' instinct to avoid it.
Author Moliere

Production details

With the help of Tony Harrison's witty translation, Moliere's bitingly satirical dissection of seventeenth-century French high society is given fresh life in this sparkling new production.

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Company

Producer Theatre Royal (Bury St Edmunds)
Translation Tony Harrison
Director Colin Blumenau
Design Kit Surrey
Performer Marc Buchner
Performer Amber Edlin
Performer Diana Eskell
Performer Antony Gabriel
Performer Andy Grubb
Performer Catriona Hinds
Performer Jonathan Keeble
Performer Helena Lyons
Performer Darren Strange
Performer Andrew Whipp
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