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Three works by Molière, one of history's most celebrated comedic
playwrights, come to life on the local stage when Théâtre français de
Toronto and Théâtre La Catapulte d’Ottawa team up to present Les médecins de Molière (Moliere's Doctors), running April 8-11 at La Cité francophone (8627- 91 Street).
This four-night touring production, part of L'UniThéâtre's 17th season, will be presented in French with English surtitles.
THE BEST PATIENTS ARE THOSE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE CURED. A group of young
actors on tour perform an anthology of finely woven scenes from two plays
written by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière: Le Médecin volant (The
Flying Doctor) (1645), and Le Médecin malgré lui (A Doctor in Spite of
Himself) (1666). In a universe of feigned illness and disguised doctors,
Molière, advocates letting the laws of nature and desire, the rights of men
and women who prefer pleasure triumph over the austere lessons of all these
solemn doctors or spiritual advisers. The play begs the question: are these
four doctors and two pharmacists going to kill us, as Lisette says, or will
we die laughing?
Molière altered the genre from slapstick farces to create profoundly
humourous insights into human nature. Combined with his wit and sense of
realism, he managed to create comedies that paralleled dramas in terms of
legitimacy and credibility. During his lifetime, this 17th century French
genius wrote nearly 40 plays, many of which bear his signature take on
dramatic comedy.
