TONY Robinson, Blackadder actor and presenter of Channel 4’s Time Team stars in a hilarious and spirited new comedy, The Hypochondriac.
The penny-pinching Argan is healthy and wealthy, but completely obsessed by a list of imaginary ailments. Confusion is piled upon hilarious confusion, as a gang of eccentric quacks and Argan’s treacherous wife endeavour to fleece him of his fortune, while his lovesick daughter, her dashing lover and an astute maid attempt to set him straight.
Richard Bean, the adaptor of the hugely acclaimed One Man, Two Guvnors, brings Molière’s medicinal comedy bang up to date as a rollicking farce, without losing any of the savagery of the original.
In 1673, during a production of this, his final play, Molière was taken ill while playing the part of the hypochondriac Argan. Although he finished the performance, he died a few hours later.
Directed by Lindsay Posner, whose recent successes have included Noises Off, Abigail’s Party and Relatively Speaking, this is a spirited new production, not to be missed.
The Hypochondriac, Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham, Monday, October 27 to Saturday, November 1. Evenings: 7.45pm, matinees: Thursday and Saturday 2pm. Tickets from the Box Office on 01242 572573 or online at www.everymantheatre.org.uk.
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