Drama Classics: The Worlds Great Plays at a Great Little PriceMolieres story of a covetous old miser, obsessively protecting his hoard of gold and neglecting his long-suffering children.Harpagon is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cleante, and a daughter, Elise. Although he is over sixty, he is attempting to marry his sons own sweetheart, Mariane.But it seems that Harpagons pinchpenny paranoia is finally catching up with him his gold is missing, and this time it might really have disappeared for good...The Miser was first performed in 1668, at the theatre of the Palais-Royal, Paris.This English version, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classic series, is translated and introduced by Martin Sorrell.
Drama Classics: The Worlds Great Plays at a Great Little PriceMolieres most-admired comedy of manners, about a man whose quickness to criticise the flaws in others, and in himself, leads him into deep trouble.Alceste, the misanthrope, hates all mankind, and despairs of its hypocrisy and falseness. He believes that the world could be perfected if people were more honest with each other.But when his honesty starts to make him enemies, and the target of malicious gossips, it is his world and his life which suffer.The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (Le Misanthrope ou lAtrabilaire amoureux) was first performed in 1666 at the Theatre du Palais-Royal, Paris.This English version, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.
Orgon is the man who has everything. Money, power, a beautiful family. But lately hes been questioning the point of it all. When he invites Tartuffe into his perfect household, he unleashes a whirlwind of deception and seduction that threatens everything. With Orgon under Tartuffes spell, can his family outwit this charismatic trickster? Are Tartuffes wild claims truth or fiction? This mysterious stranger may not be quite the villain he appears. John Donnellys ferocious new version of Molieres comic masterpiece looks at the lengths we go to find meaning - and what happens when we find chaos instead. Tartuffe, the Imposter opened at the National Theatre, London, in February 2019.
Monsieur Jourdain, un riche bourgeois, rêve d'appartenir à la noblesse. Aucune des qualités d'un gentilhomme ne doit lui échapper : pour y parvenir, il s'entoure des meilleurs professeurs - danse, mu
"Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere - nació en París el 15 de enero de 1622. Su padre desempeñaba el cargo de tapicero real. Alumno en 1639 en el colegio jesuita de Clermont, se licencio en la facultad
Monsieur Jourdain est un bourgeois fortuné mais sot. Son plus cher désir est de devenir gentilhomme. Pour cela, il cherche par tous les moyens à acquérir les bonnes manières de la haute société, et c
Monsieur Jourdain, drapier enrichi, prétend faire figure dans le monde en singeant les manières de la noblesse. Il engage maître de musique, maître à danser, maître d''armes et maître de philosophie.
D om Juan vient de quitter sa femme pour tenter d''enlever à son futur époux une jeune fiancée trop éprise de son prétendant pour que l''idée ne lui vienne pas de troubler leur bonheur. Puis il jette
Un barbon, Arnolphe, a élevé dans l''ignorance Agnès, une jeune paysanne, cela afin de l''épouser. De retour de voyage, il rencontre le jeune Horace qui le prend pour confident et lui révèle son amou
Vous voulez vous venger de l'avarice de votre maître ? Faites-lui croire qu'une troupe imaginaire de spadassins est à sa poursuite et que vous avez trouvé un moyen de le sauver. Prenez un sac. Mettez
Amostras da genialidade de Molière: O Tartufo nos apresenta Orgon, devoto religioso que se deixa impressionar pelas supostas virtudes do personagem-título; Dom Juan não se limita a explorar as fragil
Avar. El personatge d’Harpagon no mereix cap altre qualificatiu. La seva cobdícia es extrema i nomes mira d’omplir-se les butxaques. Els seus fills n’esdevenen víctimes i els es imposat un matrimoni
