Arts & Culture

Join us for a free discussion of Molière's greatest comedy, "The Misanthrope", with Andrew Lamb, Director of Education and Outreach at Tarragon Theatre. The talk takes place on Monday, November 29, 7-8 p.m. in the Beeton Auditorium at the Toronto Reference Library.

The new adaptation of this classic work is by British playwright Martin Crimp, who in 1996 updated the play to life in modern-day Britain. The play was revived to great acclaim in December 2009 when actress Keira Knightley made her West End stage debut in Crimp's version at London's Comedy Theatre. It will be performed in Toronto by Tarragon Theatre in January 2011.

There are many copies of Molière's The Misanthrope to read or borrow from the Library. If you would like to read Martin Crimp's witty and playful adaptation, we have a reference copy at the Performing Arts and Languages Centre on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library.

These are print editions as well as audio books of the play in the original French language. They can be borrowed too.

There are also many biographies about Molière as an actor, including a fascinating account called The Life of Monsieur De Molière by the great Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov.

For more on Molière, please check out an earlier blog post "A Molière celebration/Célébrons Molière!".

With this talk we wrap up our series "On Stage". Join us again at the Toronto Reference Library on Monday nights next Fall 2011 as we celebrate Toronto's lively theatre scene!

Don't forget our Spring edition of the On Stage series with Four Shakespeare Lectures in March 2011 in partnership with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. We will keep you posted!