| The Hypochondriac Contributor(s): Molière (Author), McGough, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 1408123851 ISBN-13: 9781408123850 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| LCCN: 2009483605 |
| Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First produced in 1673 and Moli re's final play, The Hypochondriac is a scathingly funny lampoon on both hypochondria and the 'quack' medical profession. Argan is a perfectly healthy, wealthy gentleman, convinced that he is seriously ill. So obsessed is he with medicinal tinkerings and tonics that he is blind to the goings on in his own household. However, his most efficacious cure will not appear in a bottle or a bedpan, but in his sharp-tongued servant, who has a cunning plan to reveal the truth and open her master's eyes. Adapted by Roger McGough The Hypochondriac was produced by the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and English Touring Theatre and premiered on 19 June 2009. |
