Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Simon Armstrong (Alceste), Philip Buck (Philinte), Byron Mondahl (Oronte), Dorothea Myer-Bennett (Celimene), Daisy Douglas (Eliante), Piers Wehner (Clitandre), Matt Barber (Acaste), John McGrellis (Official / Dubois), Lucy Black (Arsinoe)

Creatives/Company

Author: Moliere
Producer(s): Old Vic Bristol, The Tobacco Factory
Translation: Tony Harrison
Director: Andrew Hilton
Design: Tom Rogers
Costume: Jennie Falconer
Sound: Elizabeth Purnell
Music: Elizabeth Purnell
Lighting: Tim Streader