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Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 13w, 23m
Mark Ravenhill
Candide believes that everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. But that belief is about to be tested as his comfortable life is overtaken by an endless barrage of misfortune. How will his optimism fare when it collides with life in the 21st century?
Candide is an optimist. A dreamer. He believes that everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. But that belief is about to be tested as Candide’s comfortable life is overtaken by an endless barrage of misfortune. As his world collapses around him, the story travels across the centuries to new locations and parallel universes. How will Candide’s optimism fare when it collides with life in the 21st century?
COUNTESS PLAYWRIGHT CANDIDE PROLOGUE CANDIDE PANGLOSS CUNEGONDE BARON BARONESS BULGARIAN RECRUITING OFFICER BULGARIAN RECRUITING SERGEANT ABARIAN SOLDIER JACQUES SAILOR WOMAN ROSA SOPHIE SARAH TED BEN ADAM MIKE EMMA EVA VOLTAIRE TIM SCREENWRITER HANNAH CACOMBO MARTINA TETUAN PADRES TUCAMEN OREILLON NURSE PANGLOSS CUNEGONDE SOLDIERS, INHABITANTS OF EL DORADO, WEALTHY VISITORS TO THE PANGLOSS INSTITUTE, ETC.
Names of all the characters in the play within the play are indicated in italics.
The original production featured a cast of seven women and nine men.
Note from Mark Ravenhill: I'm happy for any of the parts to be played by whoever, whatever gender. The gendered casting is only a suggestion and the parts are open to anyone wherever they are on the gender spectrum.
"An extraordinary piece, one that bulges with bright ideas." - The Guardian
An "ingenious and enjoyable take on Voltaire." - The Spectator
"There is also genuine wit and ingenuity on display here and a good deal of ribald humour in the spirit of the original." - The Telegraph
Royal Shakespeare Company Trailer
Scene 2 - Royal Shakespeare Company Production