When Molière’s 16th century comedy Tartuffe first opened, it was damned – and banned – as an attack on religious hypocrisy, for its depiction of a man who claimed to speak with divine authority.
Now Kate Cherry directs a riotously irreverent version, adapted from the original French by Justin Fleming for the contemporary Queensland stage. This Tartuffe poses as a spiritual advisor to wealthy families. He sells salvation to successful, soul-sick socialites and has most of them wrapped around his finger. But not everyone is under his spell.
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Queensland Perfoming Arts Centre
Cnr Melbourne St and Grey St
South Brisbane QLD 4101
Date: from 12 November to 4 December 2016
Price: from $52
Website: Queensland Theatre Company
Telephone: (07) 3840 7444
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