The Miser

Freely adapted by Sean Foley & Phil Porter /

Directed by Nick Edwards

Welcome to austerity…

For the first time in NZ, see Sean Foley and Phil Porter’s Olivier-nominated adaptation of Moliere’s classic comedy.
Harpagon hoards his money from his spendthrift children, while planning to marry them off for the greatest reward. But his children have their own plans, while the servants have plots of their own. Cue duels, swordfights, and secret identities, until things come to a head with the theft of Harpagon’s beloved money.

Bring laughter and colour to your winter evening with this bawdy, fast-paced farce, a critique of austerity as relevant now as the 1600s.

"Mana Little Theatre's take on Moliere’s play the Miser is well worth the visit to Plimmerton. This delightful romp kept the audience entertained for every moment. The colourful, well designed costumes were each designed to suit and enhance the characters and each actor entered into their character with great energy and enthusiasm. Their antics on stage were frantic and very funny. The dialogue flowed at a great pace with modern innuendoes and current affairs jokes. The stage manager must have had fun also with collapsing set which showed the Miser’s refusal to spent a cent of his fortune. This laugh out play kept the audience involved right to its satisfying conclusion."

Wellington District Theatre Federation

"This was a very dramatic work and the cast need to be applauded for their work. We all left the theatre slightly wrung out as the tension was wound ever more tightly until the final curtain.

Excellent."

Neil Brewer Broadway World

Cast

Maître Jaques / Teresa Sullivan

Elise / Sara Schroder

Valère / Blair McLean

Cléante / Slaine McKenzie

Harpagon / Bob Charman

La Flèche & Policeman / Bruce Cannell

Maître Simon & Monsieur Anselme / Dave Soper

Dame Claude & Pedro / Victoria Wilks

Frosine / Lisa Aaltonen

Mariane / Mandy Watkins

Crew

Director / Nick Edwards

Stage Manager / Graeme Carruthers

Production Manager / Sue Mortimer

Stage Crew / Dave Soper & Victoria Wilks

Lighting Design & Operator / Jacob Cannell

Sound Design & Operator / Seb Smyth

Costumes / Sue Mortimer & Kythie Morris

Original Music & Songs / Nick Edwards & Mary Flemmer

Choral Work / Teresa Sullivan

Stunt Director / Simon Manns

Photography / Carl Johnstone

Promotional Artwork / Blair McLean

Social Publicity / Lauren Ford-Jones

Prompt / Charmaine Thomson

Set Painting / Sue Mortimer, Teresa Sullivan, Violet Edwards, Charmaine Thomson & Debbie Gough

Set Construction / Bruce Cannell, Giles Sullivan, Graeme Carruthers, Bill Robinson, Jacob Edwards & Nick Edwards

Prop Construction / Sue Mortimer, Nick Edwards & Blair McLean