The Hypochondriac,9781408123850

The Hypochondriac

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ISBN13: 9781408123850
ISBN10: 1408123851
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-08-15
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
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Summary

First produced in 1673 and Molière's final play, The Hypochondriacis a scathingly funny lampoon on both hypochondria and the 'quack' medical profession.Argan is a perfectly healthy, wealthy gentleman, convinced that he is seriously ill. So obsessed is he with medicinal tinkerings and tonics that he is blind to the goings on in his own household. However, his most efficacious cure will not appear in a bottle or a bedpan, but in his sharp-tongued servant, who has a cunning plan to reveal the truth and open her master's eyes.Adapted by Roger McGough The Hypochondriac was produced by the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and English Touring Theatre and premiered on 19 June 2009.Tour details: 19 June-11 July: Liverpool Everyman Playhouse. 14-18 Sept: Cambridge Arts Theatre. 21-26 Sept: Malvern Theatres. 28 Sept-3 Oct: Richmond Theatre. 5-10 Oct: Brighton Theatre Royal. 19-23 Oct: Yvonne Artaud Theatre, Guilford. 26-31 Oct: York Theatre Royal. 2-7 Nov: New Wolsey, Ipswich. 9-14 Nov: Nuffield Theatre, Southampton.

Author Biography

Molière (1622–73) is known as the greatest French writer of comedy. His plays include The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and The School for Wives.
 
Roger McGough is an award-winning poet and playwright and is considered one of the 'Liverpool Poets'.

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"McGough's...skills happily serve his second Moliere adaptation."—Sunday Times (of London)
 
"It's a tonic, guaranteed to lift your spirits and keep them high, buoyed up by the wit and dexterity of McGough's verse...A ticklish tour de farce."—Sunday Daily Mail
 
"McGough has added his own medicinal properties...upping the laughter quotient in an elixir that's easy to swallow."—The Independent
 

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