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Tartuffe
by Molière (1667)
in a new translation by Ranjit Bolt (2001)
Such hypocrites are far from rare,In fact you'll find them everywhere.
The religious hypocrite Tartuffe has wormed his way into the once ordered household and vulnerable heart of substantial merchant Orgon. Under the guise of piety, he looks set to succeed in driving away the son, marrying the daughter, seducing the wife, imprisoning Orgon and leaving the family destitute.
Railed against as a sacrilegious outrage by the Church, the play was banned from public performance by Louis XIV in 1664.
Martin Clunes plays the title role in his debut at the National Theatre. Go to the foot of this page to find an audio clip (1.2MB) of Martin Clunes talking about Tartuffe, and a transcript.
Previous productions of Tartuffe at the National:
Tartuffe, 1976
Cast credits:
: Andrew McDonald
: Clare Holman
: David Threlfall
: Deborah Winckles
: Debra Gillett
: Julian Wadham
: Margaret Tyzack
: Marianne Morley
: Martin Chamberlain
: Martin Clunes
: Melanie Clark Pullen
: Nicholas Day
: Nick Sampson
: Richard Hollis
: Sam Troughton
: Sarah Hay
: Scott Frazer
: Suzanne Heathcote
: Tom Goodman-Hill
Production credits:
Director: Lindsay Posner
Designer: Ashley Martin-Davis
Lighting Designer: Wolfgang Goebbel
Music: Gary Yershon
Director of Movement: Jane Gibson
Sound Designer: Christopher Shutt
Photo of Martin Clunes by Trevor Leighton
Tartuffe finished on: 20 April 2002
