The Lottery of Love
by Pierre Marivaux trans John Fowles

The Lottery of Love Book Cover
The Lottery of Love Cover

Synopsis

"John Fowles is one of the greatest novelists of the late 20th century.

But The Lottery of Love... suggests he could have pursued a life in the theatre to similar acclaim."

<–> Daily TelegraphAn eligible suitor has been found for Sylvia but, determined to judge him for herself, she swaps roles with her maid.

Meanwhile the suitor and his manservant have the same idea.

Before long each believes they are fatally attracted to their social opposite.

Sylvia’s well-intentioned father looks on as the two couples attempt to make sense of their desires and ultimately lose themselves to love.

From eighteenth-century France, John Fowles transports us to Regency England in this elegant adaptation of Le Jeu de l’amour et du hasard, Marivaux’s greatest comedy.

The Lottery of Love premiered at the Orange Tree, Richmond, in March 2017.

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Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 2 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year Published
2017
ISBN 10
0571339239
ISBN 13
9780571339235
Print Length
80 pages
Language
English
LCC
PQ2003
Print
The Lottery of Love is a British teenage play written by and published by Faber & Faber in 2017. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780571339235 and an ISBN-10 of 0571339239.
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