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The Misanthrope, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast:  Neil Caple, Simon Coates, Leander Deeny, Daniel Goode, Alison Pargeter, George Potts, Zara Tempest-Walters, Colin Tierney, Harvey Virdi.

For the third time, Moliere, Roger McGough and Gemma Bodinetz combined to make an evening at the Playhouse Theatre so anticipated and enjoyable. Heavily surrounded by a cast that adds that final burst of brilliance that makes The Misanthrope a play a distinguished and tremendous addition to the canon of Moliere plays to now have been performed on the stage in the city.  

The Liverpool Playhouse Unveils Its 2013 Spring/Summer Season.

The 2012 season of plays and incredible drama’s may be coming to an end at the Playhouse but as ever, the hard working team behind one of the leading theatres in the city are already fully prepared for the 2013 spring/summer season.

With Roger McGough, Liverpool’s leading poet, on hand to talk about the adaptation of the Moliere classic The Misanthrope, which will have its world premiere in Liverpool before a U.K. tour, the usual unveiling of the new season was given an air of the sublime and inspirational, something that the Playhouse always manages to achieve in its many varied productions.