The Tartuffe

Synopsis

Blending clowning, farce, satire, mime and egotistical actors into a bizarre cocktail of meta-theatrical choreographed chaos - Moliere purists should leave all reservations at the door. Those that don’t like to be interacted with? Drop your guard because the haphazard troupe will grab you if they need you. By the end, they’ll have to shout at you to sit back down. An indefinite number of years after a career destroying scandal, lost luvvie, Orgon Poquelin presents a theatrical representation of his fall from grace at the hands of the sinister conman - Tartuffe. Assisted by his troupe of faded French variety act vagabonds, Orgon attempts a performance to truly exorcise the demons of his past.

Our Review:

13 November 2009

Be ready to drop your guard and open your mind for The Tartuffe. If you are a fan of the original Moliere play, get ready to forget everything you think you know.

From the cast interacting with the audience as they sit in the bar, to the group hug at the end, you can forget the notion of being a passive audience member as you become an integral part of the play. Throughout the show off-stage characters are constantly whispering an opinion, giving some advice or handing out stage-hand duties to members of the audience, ensuring that everyone feels part of the action.

A masterful mayhem of farce, satire, mime and clowning helps Orgon Poquelin (Dominic J Allen) tell the story of his fall from grace at the hands of the conman Tartuffe (Marcus Emerton). Assisted by his troupe of Parisian actors, members of the audience and the stage manager Renard le Clown (Jethro Compton), the show hurtles through at breakneck speed, often in...

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