Ranjit Bolt

Bolt Ranjit

Written in rhyming couplets 'Losing It' is the story of Lucy, a luscious young virgin who goes to London to try losing her virginity.

Losing It

Molière

Moliere

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière

In this translation from esteemed translator Ranjit Bolt, based on the original by Moliere. The play satirizes the hypocrisies of French aristocratic society, but it also engages a more serious tone when pointing out the flaws which all humans possess.

The Misanthrope

L'avare (1666) is Moliere's great satire on materialism, a funny yet sophisticated story of cunning, guile and double-dealing, not only by the Miser himself, but also by his family and servants. Will the children be able to marry their heart's desires or will the old skinflint scupper the situation and secrete the stash?

The Miser/The Idiot

In this witty, cutting version of Le Misanthrope, Moliere's angry hero Alceste becomes Alan - journalist, intellectual and free spirit - who finds himself adrift in a social whirl of false flattery and schmooze. In a world where nobody calls a spade a spade (or even knows what a spade is for), how can the cantankerous but high-minded Alan secure the affections of Celia - a spoiled, feckless, fickle socialite, who happens to be the love of his life?

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