Tartuffe single work   drama   - 2 hours 40 minutes
Note: An adaptation of Tartuffe by Moliere.
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Tartuffe
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Orgon leads a blissful, happy life. His extravagant and wealthy lifestyle is perfectly complemented by a marriage to a much younger woman. His daughter is engaged and his son is in love. But when he welcomes the deceptively slick Tartuffe into his family, he unwittingly injects his home with a lethal dose of chaos. Nothing is off limits as Tartuffe exploits Orgon to pilfer his fortune and attempt the seduction of his wife and his daughter. Can the family fight back before it’s too late?

'First performed in 1664, Molière’s side-splitting classic combines adultery, betrayal, seduction, lies and deceit with the precisely organised chaos that is known as farce.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • World premiere adaptation presented by State Theatre Company of South Australia and Brink Productions. Performed at Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, 4-20 November 2016.

    Director Chris Drummond

    Lighting Designer Nigel Levings

    Set and Costume Designer Michael Hankin

    Cast includes Paul Blackwell, Rachel Burke, Antoine Jelk, Guy O’Grady, Nathan O’Keefe, Jacqy Phillips, Rory Walker

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Extra Garnish Taints Pure Flavours of This Truffle Murray Bramwell , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 November 2016; (p. 34)

— Review of Tartuffe Phillip Kavanagh , 2016 single work drama
Extra Garnish Taints Pure Flavours of This Truffle Murray Bramwell , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 November 2016; (p. 34)

— Review of Tartuffe Phillip Kavanagh , 2016 single work drama
Last amended 10 Nov 2016 06:16:52
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