The Bungler, Moliere
The Bungler, Moliere
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The Bungler

Author: Molière

Narrator: Richard Easton, Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2011


Synopsis

In 17th Century Sicily, a clever valet named Mascarille tries to help his boss Lélie win the girl of his dreams -- only to find that Lélie is a monumental dunce who ruins every one of his intricate schemes. Undaunted, Mascarille invents progressively wilder plots, only to see his best-laid plans go very awry in Molière's The Bungler. Translated by Richard Wilbur. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Richard Easton as MascarilleAdam Godley as LelieAlan Mandell as TrufaldinDakin Matthews as ErgasteChristopher Neame as PandolphePaula Jane Newman as CelieDarren Richardson as AndresJohn Sloan as LéandreNorman Snow as AnselmeKate Steele as Hippolyte. This recording contains an interview with Mechele Leon, Associate Professor of Classical and Contemporary French Theatre at the University of Kansas.

Directed by Dakin Matthews. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. ©2011 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2011 L.A. Theatre Works

About Molière

Molière, the pen name and stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–1673), was a French actor, director, and author who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Blaine

Considered one of Moliere's best/signature plays, this is his first play in an extended format. By this I mean he has gone from short little one act plays to a full 5-act play with characters of his own invention. Very comic, as always, and here we deal with two young aristocrats who are both in lov......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Just as a kind of break from my current, typical areas of reading, I thought I would listen to a play by Moliere, his first, published in 1665. I have loved reading and seeing productions of his more famous plays over the years, always hilarious, but this was my first experience with this play. It’s......more

Goodreads review by Bogdan

Servitorul Măscărilă încearcă să își ajute stăpânul, pe tânărul Leliu, să o câștige pe Celia, sclava bătrânului Trufaldin. Planurile valetului sunt de fiecare dată sabotate de către Leliu, acesta nepricepând tertipurile la care Măscărilă apela pentru a-i obține fata („Că ești întotdeauna, în tot ce-......more