The Massive Tragedy Of Madame Bovary
by Javier Marzan

The Massive Tragedy Of Madame Bovary Book Cover
The Massive Tragedy Of Madame Bovary Cover

Synopsis

Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

Laugh and cry in equal measure as Emma Bovary chooses the wrong husband.

Lose yourself in mesmeric love scenes featuring a procession of devastatingly attractive men.

Rail at the fate of women in a patriarchal society, if you will.

Prepare yourself for vermin, moustaches, wild animals, lots of French people and a nun.

Written for a bijou cast of four playing multiple roles, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovarywas a co-production between Peepolykus, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, the Nuffield in Southampton, Bristol Old Vic and the Royal & Derngate in Northampton.

It premiered at the Everyman in Liverpool in 2016 before touring to all those other places too.

Like their tremendously popular Hound of the Baskervilles, Peepolykus's Bovary offers abundant opportunities for comedy and slapstick - plus some massive tragedy - to any theatre company or drama group looking for a loving derailment of a classic novel.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 4 total roles, 1 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2016
ISBN 10
1848425643
ISBN 13
9781848425644
Print Length
128 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR6064
eISBN 13
9781780017150
Print
The Massive Tragedy Of Madame Bovary is a British adaptation play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in 2016. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848425644 and an ISBN-10 of 1848425643.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780017150.

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