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Tartuffe review " lavish arrival of Frank McGuinness's take on Molière

by Helen Meany

Abbey theatre, DublinPlacing modern tech in the baroque setting, Caitríona McLaughlin's production emphasises artifice but leaves the central message unmoored Secrets, lies and disguised motives drive the plot in Molière's comedy from 1664, in which a fraud, Tartuffe (Ryan Donaldson), insinuates himself into a wealthy household, manipulating his host by pretending to be penniless and pious. "You are going to be T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:00am on March 13, 2023