David Furlong, the Mauritian-born actor and director currently directing at the Young Vic (Five Plays 2021), celebrates Exchange Theatre’s 15th anniversary by taking audiences behind the scenes of their 2018 production of Molière’s Misanthrope.
NEWS: London’s Exchange Theatre celebrates its 15th anniversary with a special online behind the scenes documentary
The London-based multicultural and multilingual migrant theatre company Exchange Theatre is celebrating its 15th birthday with IN Exchange, a feature-length company documentary that goes behind the scenes of its 2018 production of Molière’s Misanthrope, available online and on demand from 15 June to 15 September 2021.
‘You can’t help but marvel at the skill of McIntyre’s directing’: TARTUFFE – National Theatre
Denis O’Hare shines as Tartuffe in Blanche McIntyre’s directorial debut at the National Theatre.
NEWS: Denis O’Hare will make his National Theatre debut playing Tartuffe at the National Theatre
A ‘ferocious new version’ of Molière’s comic masterpiece Tartuffe by John Donnelly will open in February 2019 at the National Theatre with Denis O’Hare making his NT debut in the title role. Previews for Tartuffe begin on 9 February, with a press night on 21 February, and the show is currently on sale until 30 April. Orgon is the man who …
‘It’s the sharp commentary on extreme religiosity which hits home’: TARTUFFE – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★
It was Gregory Doran, the RSC’s leader, who surprised Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto (veterans of The Kumars, Citizen Khan etc) with the suggestion they adapt Moliere’s 17c comedy of hypocrisy, and set it in a Pakistani Muslim family in Birmingham, directed by Iqbal Khan.
‘Bold, funny & topical update’: TARTUFFE – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★
Tartuffe could be an episode from a TV sitcom and proves, if any proof was necessary, that a satire written in 1664 – albeit much rewritten and refined by 21st-century adaptors – is still capable of bringing the house down.
‘The perfect pick-me-up’: DON JUAN – Edinburgh Fringe
The Fringe can be quite a draining experience, but Don Juan is the perfect pick-me-up. Honestly, you’ll come out feeling like a million dollars, and who doesn’t need that now and again?
‘Brought to life with funny lines & excellent storytelling’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★★★
Theatre Royal Haymarket’s new production reimagines the classic Molière comedy Tartuffe in the West End’s first ever dual-language production. The play is adapted by Christopher Hampton and is set in contemporary Los Angeles.
‘I’m just not sure who this is aimed at’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★★
Tartuffe was conceived in 1664 as a satire of the golden age of the court at Versailles, and in the clumsiest of updates, the excessive posturings of Louis XIV are replaced by allusions to Donald Trump.
‘I’m just not sure who this is aimed at’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★★
Tartuffe was conceived in 1664 as a satire of the golden age of the court at Versailles, and in the clumsiest of updates, the excessive posturings of Louis XIV are replaced by allusions to Donald Trump.
‘Feels as though it values style over substance’: TARTUFFE – West End ⭐⭐⭐
While the cast put in passionate and feisty performances, it has to be said that Gerald Garutti’s dual language production of Tartuffe feels muddled.
‘For its sexy design, its novelty & its ambition, it is oddly enjoyable’: TARTUFFE – West End
Gérald Garutti’s production of Molière’s Tartuffe hasn’t convinced me that it’s the finest play in the French canon. Yet, for its sexy design, its novelty, and its ambition, it is oddly enjoyable.
‘Potential to get lost in translation’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★
I think some of the elements in Tartuffe might have been lost in translation, they were certainly lost on me, but for anyone who is fluent in French and English, it could be just the thing for a good night out.
‘Has a certain frisson’: THE MISANTHROPE – Theatro Technis
Presented by Acting Gymnasium and updated for the 21st century, Molière’s The Misanthrope is directed by Gavin McAlinden and transposed to modern day London.
NEWS: George Blagden, Sebastian Roché & Olivia Ross are joining the West End cast of Tartuffe
George Blagden, Sebastian Roché and Olivia Ross are among the latest actors to have joined the West End cast of Tartuffe, alongside the previously announced Paul Anderson and Audrey Fleurot.
News: Bilingual, LA-set version of Moliere’s Tartuffe opens at Haymarket in May
Inspired by current world events, a new adaptation of Molière’s classic comedy Tartuffe is set to premiere as the West End’s first dual language theatre production, performed in both English and French.
THE MISANTHROPE – Drayton Arms
Exchange Theatre sets The Misanthrope in a contemporary newsroom full of gossip, affairs, backstabbing and cocaine-fueled all-nighters. Alceste loathes the way his colleagues behave, but fancies the flirtatious Celimene in spite of his prejudices.
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Tres chic character portraits of Misanthrope cast
Acclaimed bi-lingual company Exchange Theatre returns to London’s Drayton Arms Theatre next week with Moliere’s classic Misanthrope, as part of their annual Bastille Festival . Check out our exclusive look at the company’s tres chic character portraits.
Twitter onstage: What’s the difference between a troll & a social justice warrior?
As a Twitter geek, one of the things I enjoyed most about David Baddiel‘s latest one-man show My Family: Not the Sitcom, now running at the Playhouse Theatre, is how he so successfully employs social media in his storytelling.
THE PHILANTHROPIST – Trafalgar Studios
One good reason to visit the theatre is to see stars in the flesh. And some of the biggest celebs are familiar to us from television. So what should a savvy producer do? Well, put on a popular play and stuff it with television actors.
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