Molière

Amphitryon is a French language comedy in a prologue and 3 Acts by Molière which is based on the story of the Greek mythological character Amphitryon as told by Plautus in his play from ca. 190-185 B.C. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris on 13 January 1668. A whiff of scandal …

Molière understood profoundly what makes us noble, pathetic, outrageous and funny, and in his splendid comedies satirized human folly to perfection. One of the best of his plays — and one of the greatest of all comedies — is The Misanthrope, first performed in 1666, when the King of France himself had assumed …

De Vrek is een karakterkomedie van Molière in 5 akten gecreëerd in het theater van het Palais Royal te Parijs op 9 september 1668. Het onderwerp is sterk geïnspireerd door De pot met goud van Titus Maccius Plautus.