Argan is a man so obsessed by his own imaginary ailments that he can no longer control his household or the medics he employs. With doctors determined to gain from the profits of his condition, Argan’s closest relatives battle to show him the truth of his situation. They strive to cure the real disease, managing to pile confusion upon hilarious confusion.
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Argan is a man so obsessed by his own imaginary ailments that he can no longer control his household or the medics he employs. With doctors determined to gain from the profits of his condition, Argan’s closest relatives battle to show him the truth of his situation. They strive to cure the real disease, managing to pile confusion upon hilarious confusion.
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"McGough's...skills happily serve his second Moliere adaptation."—Sunday Times (of London)
"It's a tonic, guaranteed to lift your spirits and keep them high, buoyed up by the wit and dexterity of McGough's verse...A ticklish tour de farce."—Sunday Daily Mail
"McGough has added his own medicinal properties...upping the laughter quotient in an elixir that's easy to swallow."—The Independent
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Molière is one of the greatest writers of comedy of all time. Works include Les Fourberies de Scapin, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Miser, and The Hypochondriac.
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