The Alchemist
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The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King’s Men, it is generally considered Jonson’s best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The play’s clever fulfillment of the classical unities and vivid depiction of human folly have made it one of the few Renaissance plays (except the works of Shakespeare) with a continuing life on stage (except for a period of neglect during the Victorian era).
Cast & Crew
Cast
Ananias | Guy Henry |
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Constable | Andrew McDonald |
Dame Pliant | Jane Gurnett |
Dapper | Christopher Luscombe |
Doll Common | Joanne Pearce |
Drugger | Albie Woodington |
Face | Jonathan Hyde |
Kastril | Alexis Daniel |
Lovewit | Bernard Gallagher |
Neighbour | Richard Clothier |
Neighbour | Oliver Darley |
Neighbour | Joanne Howarth |
Neighbour | Andrew McDonald |
Neighbour | Alan Partington |
Neighbour | Stephen Webber |
Parson | Alan Partington |
Sir Epicure Mammon | Philip Voss |
Subtle | David Bradley |
Surley | Richard Bonneville |
Tribulation | Robert Langdon Lloyd |
Crew | |
Designer | Anthony Ward |
Director | Sam Mendes |
Light Designer | Rick Fisher |
Music by | Paddy Cunneen |
Playwright | Ben Jonson |
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