The Misanthrope at Comedy Theatre London

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The Misanthrope

STARRING KIERA KNIGHTLEY and TARA FITZGERALD

Damian Lewis leads an outstanding ensemble with Tara Fitzgerald, Keira Knightley and Dominic Rowan in Martin Crimp's blistering version of Moliere's greatest comedy, The Misanthrope.

Transported from 17th century Paris to modern-day London, Alceste (Damian Lewis) is a famous British playwright disillusioned and angry with the hypocrisy, shallowness and vanity of the contemporary world. Vowing to reject society, Alceste's plans are derailed when he falls madly in love with Jennifer (Keira Knightley). An ambitious American film star and darling of the social scene, she may prove to be his biggest challenge yet.

The Misanthrope at Comedy Theatre

Kenneth Halliwell and Joe Orton - RADA graduates, aspiring playwrights, and sometime lovers - plot their rightful place at the centre of London's literary scene whilst engaged in a secret crusade to "improve" the local library books, all in the worst possible taste of course, and acting out their own versions of popular radio dramas... with an extra dash of innuendo. But after a short interlude at Her Majesty's pleasure, Joe is about to become the greatest, and most notorious comic playwright since Oscar Wilde, whilst Ken stays indoors re-decorating, reduced to sharing Joe's success with their neighbour, Mrs Corden, over tea and a slice of battenburg.

Prick Up Your Ears - a darkly funny and moving play imagines what really happened when, after years of creative collaboration, the door slammed shut and Kenneth was home alone. It tells the sensational story behind the domestic life of Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell, holed up in a tiny flat in Islington, trading well-trodden insults and hilarious put-downs like any old married couple.

Kiera Knightley in The Misanthrope at Comedy Theatre London
The Misanthrope
Show Information



Booking From:
11th December, 2009

Booking To:
Friday 12th March, 2010

Matinees:
 Wednesday and
Saturday 2.30pm



Evenings:
Monday to
Saturday 7.30pm



Comedy Theatre
London


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Comedy Theatre London

6 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus

Bus Routes: 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176

Nearest Rail: Charing Cross, London Victoria and Waterloo

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Infra Red
Wheelchair access
Air-Conditioned