In this translation from esteemed translator Ranjit Bolt, based on the original by Moliere. The play satirizes the hypocrisies of French aristocratic society, but it also engages a more serious tone when pointing out the flaws which all humans possess.

The Liar is a hilarious comedy of the impossible situations which arise when a compulsive and incorrigible liar falls in love. The Illusion is a fascinating play within a play within a play with a strong mystical element. Le Cid, his most famous play, is a tragicomedy that caused a furious controversy between Corneille and his fellow-writers

L'avare (1666) is Moliere's great satire on materialism, a funny yet sophisticated story of cunning, guile and double-dealing, not only by the Miser himself, but also by his family and servants. Will the children be able to marry their heart's desires or will the old skinflint scupper the situation and secrete the stash?

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he religious fraud Tartuffe has wormed his way into the affections and household of the rich merchant Orgon, with pantomime piety and counterfeit zeal. So comprehensively has he hoodwinked Orgon that he looks set to succeed in driving away the son, marrying the daughter, seducing the wife and imprisoning Orgon.

n this witty cutting version of Le Misanthrope Moliere's angry hero Alceste becomes Alan - journalist, intellectual and free spirit- who finds himself adrift in a social whirl of false flattery and schmooze. In a world where nobody calls a spade a spade (or even knows what a spade is for), how can the cantankerous but high-minded Alan secure the affections of Celia - a spoiled, feckless, fickle socialite, who happens to be the love of his life?

A collection of deliciously hilarious limericks guaranteed to make the most miserable person chuckle.