Spotlighting the absurdities of social and literary pretension, focusing on a man who is quick to criticize the faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. Crimp’s adaptation resets the play across the channel and forward three centuries.
| Venue |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
29 December 1998 |
| Last Date |
13 February 1999 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre – Spoken Word |
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Adaptation |
| Subjects |
Actors
Criticism
Playwrights |
| Organisations |
- The University of Melbourne, Sponsor
- Arts Victoria, Grant Body
- Australia Council for the Arts, Grant Body
- Melbourne Theatre Company, Presenting Company
- Melbourne Theatre Company, Production Company
|
| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
|
| Humphrey Bower |
Actor |
|
| Richard Grieve |
Actor |
|
| Kim Gyngell |
Actor |
|
| Sophie Heathcote |
Actor |
|
| Martin Jacobs |
Actor |
|
| Pamela Rabe |
Actor |
|
| John Stanton |
Actor |
|
| Catherine Wilkin |
Actor |
|
| Simon Wood |
Actor |
|
| Martin Crimp |
Adaptor |
|
| Liz Mundell |
Assistant Stage Manager |
|
| Ian McDonald |
Composer |
|
| Anna McCrossin-Owen |
Dialect Coach |
|
| Simon Phillips |
Director |
|
| Jamieson Lewis |
Lighting Designer |
|
| Jean-Baptiste Moliere |
Playwright |
|
| Ian Cookesley |
Production Manager |
|
| Shaun Gurton |
Set Designer |
|
| Kerry Saxby |
Sound Designer |
|
| Jane Millett |
Stage Manager |
|
|
| Text Nationality |
France |
| Production Nationality |
Australia |
Source: ausstage.edu.au
