What if four children had been kept locked away in complete isolation since birth? How would they react when they were released into the world? Who would speak the first word? Who would tell the first lie? Who would commit the first sin? After the deaths of Moliere and Racine, it was Marivaux who carried French theatre forward into the eighteenth century. Cruel, erotic and elegant, 'The Dispute' was considered unstageable in his lifetime, but is now regarded as one of his masterpieces.| 12 Apr 99 to 22 May 99 | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Outer London Greater London |
| 12 Apr 99 to 22 May 99 | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Outer London Greater London |
| 30 Mar 99 to 3 Apr 99 | Theatre Royal Brighton East Sussex |
| 23 Mar 99 to 27 Mar 99 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) Poole Dorset |
| 2 Mar 99 to 20 Mar 99 | The Other Place Stratford-Upon-Avon Warwickshire |
| 24 Feb 99 to 20 Mar 99 | Swan Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon Warwickshire |
