Season tickets are on sale now for the eight-show season that opens with the English translation of 17th century French ...

Creating a version of Molière’s 1666 comedy of manners for a contemporary audience is a challenge. A straight adaptation can ...

In an anniversary year for the playwright, new productions in the Paris region show why his work still appeals to myriad audiences. By Laura Cappelle PARIS — “I’m in shock,” a teenage boy ...

Moliere had to revise the play, rewriting it so that it made less fun of the Church. And he also changed the main character's name, but that version was banned too.

Molière, the matchless Mozartean writer of comedies, is, however improbably, at the heart of a new debate in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, to use his real name, was born, or at least baptized ...

Two Berlin productions find different types of comedy in the great 17th-century playwright’s works. By A.J. Goldmann BERLIN — There aren’t so many comedy gems in German theater. It’s ...

Molière, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, is often considered to be for Francophones what Shakespeare is for English speakers. The actor-playwright was born four centuries ago on January 15, 1622—an event ...

Albert Moliere and Scott Chappuis are continuing a legacy laid down by their predecessor. Moliere, who serves as president, and Chappuis, who serves as vice president, are the new leaders at ...

'Moliere' Appealingly preposterous biopic purports to explain what happened during a few lost months in the life of France's answer to Shakespeare; according to this sumptuously costumed comedy, ...

Moliere Sony Pictures Classics My Best Friend IFC Films Naming NUmber Two Cyan Pictures Nearly ten years ago, when Shakespeare in Love came along, I felt that the more the viewer knew about Will's ...