The False Servant

The False Servant

The False Servant

Pierre Carlet de Marivaux, Martin Crimp

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The False Servant

The False Servant

Pierre Carlet de Marivaux, Martin Crimp

Overview

Lust and avarice trample on the finer feelin's of love in this subversive take on'sexual manners and the cruelties of courtship. The man thin's that marriage is simply a matter of money and property. But just how far should the woman go to prove him wrong? A world of darker meaning lies beneath the wit and verbal exuberance of Martin Crimp's translation of Marivaux's great comedy.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Period
  • Time Period: 18th Century
  • Cast Attributes: Room for Extras
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Authors

Author

Pierre Carlet de Marivaux

Martin Crimp

Martin Crimp

Martin Crimp was born in 1956 and began writing for theatre in the 1980s. His plays include: When we have sufficiently tortured each other (2019), Men Asleep (2018), The Rest Will be Familiar To You From Cinema (2013, voted by Germany’s Theater heute best foreign play of the ...

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