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Jan 26, 2017 · The titular liar, Doronte, tells astonishing whoppers in order to gain the hand of Clarice, a beautiful young woman he meets in the Tuileries. Or is it Lucrece, her shy friend, he’s fallen for?
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Jan 26, 2017 · Pierre Corneille’s 1644 comedy follows the misadventures of a pathological teller of falsehoods, and his compulsively honest servant.
- January 27, 2017
Le Menteur premiered in 1644, Meet the big liar, Dorante, who starts us off by boasting of his military career in order to impress two women he meets in the Tuilleries in Paris. The women – conveniently for farce – have names that sound alike, Clarice and Lucrece.
Feb 1, 2017 · Writer David Ives talks about his prolific and wide-ranging playwriting career, including his new comedy at the Classic Stage Company, The Liar, loosely adapted from Le Menteur by Pierre...
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Jan 29, 2017 · By Christopher Kompanek | January 29, 2017 | 8:54pm. Richard Termine. Theatre Reviews. ! Where does the virtue of truth lie and how do we separate hype from substance? These questions float through...
Writer David Ives talks about his prolific and wide-ranging playwriting career, including his new comedy at the Classic Stage Company, "The Liar," loosely adapted from Le Menteur by Pierre...
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Jan 26, 2017 · ‘The Liar’: Theater Review. Acclaimed playwright David Ives of "Venus in Fur' fame delivers 'The Liar,' a verse adaptation of Pierre Corneille's 17th-century French comedy 'Le Menteur.'
