The Literati
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Bell Shakespeare and Griffin Theatre Company are bringing a 350-year-old French play kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The Literati, penned by acclaimed Australian playwright Justin Fleming, draws inspiration from Molière’s Les Femmes Savantes, which originally premiered in 1672.
The play follows the love of Juliet and Clinton as it attempts to overcome the strong, highbrow disapproval of Juliet’s mother and sister. Griffin’s Artistic Director Lee Lewis and award-winning playwright and actor Kate Mulvany inject it with enough sassiness and silliness, that it feels right at home on a Sydney stage.
Theatregoers will witness the pursuit of eternal, all-encompassing love, as well as the impediments that come with it, in the audacious world of The Literati. (CB)
Until Jul 16. SBW Stables Theatre, 10 Nimrod Street, Kings Cross. $38-$60. Tickets & info: griffintheatre.com.au
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