Brian Bedford

The School for Husbands/The Imaginary Cuckold

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:57:58

Two classic short works from Molière, in the definitive translations by Richard Wilbur. Read the full description.

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Playing: The School for Husbands/The Imaginary Cuckold
From: L.A. Theatre Works

Moliere_artwork_small First, one of Molière's "jealousy" plays, The School for Husbands, starring Brian Bedford as Sganarelle, the pompous, controlling guardian of his young ward Isabelle. Sganarelle has raised Isabelle to be his perfect and obedient wife. But when Isabelle falls for the dashing young Valère, she must find a way to turn Sganarelle into an unwitting foil for her true love.

In Hour Two, Bedford returns in The Imaginary Cuckold, a quick-witted farce about marital insecurity and infidelity in the French countryside.

Hour Two includes interviews with translator Richard Wilbur and actor Brian Bedford.

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Piece Description

First, one of Molière's "jealousy" plays, The School for Husbands, starring Brian Bedford as Sganarelle, the pompous, controlling guardian of his young ward Isabelle. Sganarelle has raised Isabelle to be his perfect and obedient wife. But when Isabelle falls for the dashing young Valère, she must find a way to turn Sganarelle into an unwitting foil for her true love.

In Hour Two, Bedford returns in The Imaginary Cuckold, a quick-witted farce about marital insecurity and infidelity in the French countryside.

Hour Two includes interviews with translator Richard Wilbur and actor Brian Bedford.

Timing and Cues

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