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Don Juan in Soho
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3f, 7m
Don Juan in Soho
by Patrick Marber, after Moliere
Patrick Marber's updating of Molière's Don Juan has transposed the action to today's London where this modern-day wastrel is let loose among the fleshpots of Soho. DJ is an utter cad, an aristocrat who will bed anything female and attractive without…
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Cast Size
3f, 7m -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Nominee: 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
Details
Summary
Patrick Marber's updating of Molière's Don Juan has transposed the action to today's London where this modern-day wastrel is let loose among the fleshpots of Soho. DJ is an utter cad, an aristocrat who will bed anything female and attractive without a thought for the consequences. In a demotic script full of foul language and irresistible filthy jokes Marber uses the character to lay into the idiocies of our age, notably our obsession with celebrity.
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A hotel lobby, hospital A & E, Soho Square
- Cautions
- Strong Language
Media
“[The play] is energetic, and sparkles with comic brio. [It] radiates a dark wit and is studded with memorable lines.” — The Arts Desk
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber was born in London in 1964. He began his career as a writer in 1986. He co-wrote and appeared in a number of radio and television programmes including The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You. In 1995 his first play, Dealer’s Choice, premiered at the National ...
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