The Miser is right up successful Flemish director Ivo van Hove’s street. In his hands, Moliere's classic comedy becomes a grim family portrait in which all relationships have been perverted by money. When father Harpagon decides to marry his son’s betrothed out of material considerations, a kingly drama ensues. Van Hove's direction is a razor-sharp analysis of a society in which the mechanisms of the business world seep into the most intimate sphere of life.
text Molière / direction Ivo van Hove / with Isis Cabolet, Hélène Devos, Fred Goessens, Marieke Heebink, Hans Kesting, Alwin Pulinckx, Eelco Smits, Leon Voorberg / translation Gerardjan Rijnders / dramaturge Bart Van den Eynde, Peter van Kraaij / sound design Roeland Fernhout, Marc Meulemans / scenography Jan Versweyveld / costumes Wojciech Dziedzic
Frustrating picture book for adults
Niwa Gekidan Penino JP
