Scapino
- Full Length Play, Comedy
- 7M, 3F
- ISBN: 9781854598882
A superlative farce by the master of the form, Molière, written at the height of his powers, a masterclass in comic construction.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
Two young men have each found the love of their life. Unfortunately their fathers have other ideas. So the boys turn for help to Scapino, king of con-men. But the old men's obstinacy drives Scapino to ever more ludicrous schemes to ensure that love wins the day.
Les Fourberies de Scapin (Scapin the Schemer) was first staged in 1671 in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris.
This English version by Jeremy Sams, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, was first staged at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2005.
REVIEWS:
"Jeremy Sams's translation is sharp and clever."
The Guardian
Characters
- Casting: 7M, 3F
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