28 June 2022 - 28 June 2022
2:30PM - 6:30PM
Durham Town Hall
Free (no registration required)
In honour the 400th anniversary of the French playright and actor, Molière. Join us for highlights from French, Italian and English theatre about hypochondriacs, vile doctors, and their patient victims. No registration required - simply come.
Commedia dell'arte, from Museo del Teatro alla Scala (Milan), via Wikimedia Commons.
with Neils Badenhop, baroque dancer, designer and comedian (Berlin)
Watch a professional dancer perform 17th-century theatre dances! Learn some steps and moves from Italian pantomime! Please bring comfortable clothing and flexible shoes. Commedia dell'arte props will be provided. Absolute beginners welcome!
with Perry Mills and two boy actors (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Perry's company Edward's Boys has performed to great acclaim at Montpellier, Oxford, and London's Wanamaker Playhouse. Hear more about playwrights' obsession with doctors! Witness bold scenes from French and English plays, including a crazy graduation ceremony from Molière's The Imaginary Invalid!
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