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Six entertaining satires from the ingenious Molière, France's original master of comedies: The Bungler: In 17th-century Sicily, a smart valet known as Mascarille attempts to help his employer Lélie succeed the lady of his dreams... only to discover that Lélay is a monumental dunce who ruins each one of his intricate schemes. Performed by Richard Easton, et al. The Imaginary Cuckold: Brian Bedford stars as the enraged spouse who imagines his wife is unfaithful, but becomes reluctant to defend his honor in this grand farce of hysterical coincidences, frenzied bafflement and mistaken identities - the most widely performed Molière play in his life time. Performed by: Brian Bedford, Joanne Whalley, et al. The College for Husbands: Sganarelle, a tyrannical old buffoon of the husband-to-be, looks for to isolate his young ward, while unwittingly holding her emails of devotion to her fan. Performed by: Brian Bedford, Emily Bergl, et al. The College for Wives: With this biting comedy of errors, the hapless Arnolphe is undone by his own two times dealing and two times expectations. This play is considered by many to be Molière's masterpiece, and Wilbur's understated verse translation illuminates the fantastic master of comedy at his wittiest. Performed by: William Brown, et al. Tartuffe: Initially suspended in by Ruler Louis XIV, Molière's most well-known satire exposes hypocrisy in the Catholic Church. A pious fraudulence manipulates the patriarch of the prosperous family into giving up his fortune, and it's up to his family to expose the truth before they end up in the indegent house. Performed by: Brian Bedford, Martin Jarvis, et al. The Misanthrope: Razor-sharp wit inflames a competitive game of survival in the salons of 17th century France. Nowadays of "finest appearances", one man's blunt credibility shatters his society's sensitive web of manners in what's often considered to be Molière's Hamlet. Performed by: Harry Althaus, et al.

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