THE WILL

BY MARIVAUX

The Crescent Theatre
4th AUGUST 2017

The Cockpit Theatre
29th september 2017

According to the terms of the Will, The Marquis stands to inherit 600,000 francs! Unfortunately for him, not even the dead acquiesce such sizeable fortunes without a quid pro quo. In this case, a marriage. Though his heart is set on the beautiful and shrewd Countess, The Marquis must marry the cold and cunning Hortense, or a third of his fortune is forfeit. The two cannot stand each-other and though neither party wishes to wed, neither wish to lose the money. While the Marquis fumbles at the feet of the widowed Countess, Hortense and her devoted admirer, The Chevalier, hatch a Machiavellian plan to win their share of the fortune. The Will invites you to a stately country house where scheming servants manipulate their masters and gossip fills the halls.

This production was shortlisted for the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF).

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

PRODUCER

FOPPISH THEATRE

WRITER

MARIVAUX

DIRECTOR

DEWI JOHNSON

DESIGNER

DENISA DIMITRESCU

LIGHTING DESIGN

JAMES BOOTH

HORTENSE

TESSA BONHAM JONES

CHEVALIER

LIAM LAU FERNANDEZ

LISETTE

SCARLETT SAUNDERS

LEPINE

DOMINIC WHETHERILL

MARQUIS

ANDREW BUZZEO

COUNTESS

CICELY WHITEHEAD

'The timing is impeccable. Dewi Johnson’s direction is pacy, augmenting the witty translation with comic business, and keeping things moving. The mannered performance style fits the heightened language and the audience acknowledgments keep us in collusion with the plotters. Hugely enjoyable, this production tickles and amuses; we love to see self-centredness at work so overtly, safe in the knowledge that higher motivations will prevail.'

-BUM ON A SEAT

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