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La Surprise de l’amour [Lovestruck]

6 Aug 2024 - 17 Aug 2024
Melbourne French Theatre Inc.

Author: Marivaux

Director: Donald Mcmanus

Genre: Other

Synopsis

After being betrayed by women, Lélio and his valet Harlequin retire to the countryside, cutting themselves off from the opposite sex. Though full of longing and desire, they refrain from succumbing to the charms of women again. Their new neighbours, the Countess and her maid Colombine, fresh from Paris, are more or less the same way about men.

But the two men soon meet and use their imagination to convince each other that they don’t love each other. Thus begins a ballet of pretence and scheming, orchestrated by Columbine and the mysterious Baron.

Who will enter the dance? Who will emerge? Can anyone remain unscathed in a game of love?

Performances

Start Date: 6 Aug 2024

End Date: 17 Aug 2024

Performance Times:

8:00pm on:

  • Tue 6th Aug 2024
  • Wed 7th Aug 2024
  • Thu 8th Aug 2024
  • Fri 9th Aug 2024
  • Sat 10th Aug 2024
  • Tue 13th Aug 2024
  • Wed 14th Aug 2024
  • Thu 15th Aug 2024
  • Fri 16th Aug 2024
  • Sat 17th Aug 2024

Ticket Prices:

$42 Public
$37 Concessions : pensioners, seniors, unemployed, UFE, FACCI, AFAS, AFTV, Alliance Française, MEAA, Groupe Romand [Swiss], l’Ecole Française de Melbourne, French Journey, Cassis, Melbourne Accueil, MyFrenchLife and French Australian Lawyers Society.
$33 MFT Members
$22 FULL-TIME students
* NB without proof of concession full price must be paid *

Bookings: https://melbournefrenchtheatre.org.au/la-surprise-de-lamour/

Theatre: Melbourne French Theatre Inc.

Theatre Address:

La Maison de Maitre
203-205 Canning Street m[corner Neill Steeet]
CARLTON VIC 3053

Other Information:

In French with English surtitles
Arrive 30 minutes before show start for wine and beer included in ticket prices