Moliere
1) The Bungler
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In 17th Century Sicily, a clever valet named Mascarille tries to help his boss Lélie win the girl of his dreams -- only to find that Lélie is a monumental dunce who ruins every one of his intricate schemes. Undaunted, Mascarille invents progressively wilder plots, only to see his best-laid plans go very awry in Molière's The Bungler. Translated by Richard Wilbur. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Richard Easton as Mascarille;...
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Molière wrote some of the most durable and penetrating comedies of all time. The Imaginary Cuckold and The School for Husbands are two of his grand farces of marriage and misunderstanding, one set in Paris and the other in the provinces. In The School for Husbands, a tyrannical husband-to-be seeks to isolate his ward, while unwittingly carrying her messages of devotion to her lover. In The Imaginary Cuckold an enraged husband imagines his wife is...
3) Tartuffe
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Initially banned in France by King Louis, Molière's celebrated social satire Tartuffe exposes false piety and hypocrisy in the Catholic Church. When a pious fraud worms his way into a wealthy family and manipulates the patriarch into giving up his fortune, it’s up to his family to expose the truth before they end up in the poorhouse! An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring:Brian Bedford as TartuffeJB Blanc as M. Loyal and OfficerDaniel...
5) The babadook
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Amelia is a single mother plagued by the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called Mister Babadook turns up at her house, she is forced to battle with her son's deep seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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Español
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière es un actor y dramaturgo francés. La obra de Molière, una treintena de comedias en verso o en prosa, acompañadas o no de ballet y de música, es uno de los pilares de la educación literaria en Francia y sigue gozando de un gran éxito en el teatro, no sólo en Francia y sobre todo en la Comédie-Française, apodada "la Maison de Molière", sino también en el extranjero. Su vida llena de acontecimientos y su...
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"Tout le monde me prend pour un homme de bien ; mais la vérité pure est que je ne vaux rien." TartuffeQuel poison s'est insinué dans le foyer d'Orgon ? En laissant Tartuffe entrer dans sa maison, Orgon ne pouvait imaginer qu'il allait mettre en péril sa fortune, son honneur et l'unité de sa famille.Dans cette pièce hautement provocatrice, Molière démontre toute l'étendue de son talent pour fustiger, sous couvert du rire, les impostures d'un...
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Razor-sharp wit inflames a competitive game of survival in the salons of 17th century France where, in this world of "finest appearances," one man's blunt honesty shatters his society's delicate web of manners. Often considered to be Molière's Hamlet, The Misanthrope is a wickedly scathing satire. Translated by Richard Wilbur. A Court Theatre co-production.
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:
Harry Althaus as Acaste
Amy...
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English
Description
Razor-sharp wit inflames a competitive game of survival in the salons of 17th century France where, in this world of "finest appearances," one man's blunt honesty shatters his society's delicate web of manners. Often considered to be Molière's Hamlet, The Misanthrope is a wickedly scathing satire.
10) Don Juan
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Français
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The nobleman Don Juan is on the run from two brothers for abandoning their sister before marriage. With no signs of repentance, Don Juan continues his amorous conquests with women he meets along the way regardless of the consequences.