Alexandre Dumas

Willis Hall

Following his earlier adaptations of the novels Jane Eyre and Mansfield Park for Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, Willis Hall brings Dumas' swashbuckling adventure to the stage in a fast-moving tongue-in-cheek version. D'Artagnan, a poor, young Gascon gentleman goes to Paris to join King Louis XIII's musketeers, is befriended by three valiant members of that force - Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and shares their adventures, foiling the evil plans of Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter to discredit Louis' wife Anne and expose her love for the Duke of Buckingham. The play's structure is flexible so that it may be presented simply with the minimum of scenary and plenty of audience participation to give a carnival-type atmosphere.

The Three Musketeers

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why does no one talk about how FUNNY Dumas is

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"Well!" said the Count. "So you have not yet forgotten how I saved your life! Odd; it was already a week ago"

Jordan

“Now, I entertain a ridiculous partiality for my head, it seems to suit my shoulders so correctly.” -Aramis

We must never look for discretion in first love. First love is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless this joy be allowed to overflow, it will stifle you. 

“Yes, I understand now: to find one woman, you court another. It is the longest road, but certainly the most amusing." -Athos 

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