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Are you really surprised to discover that a woman might have a mind of her own?

When Lélio thinks he can ditch and cash in on the rich woman he has promised to marry, in order to become the husband of an even wealthier girl from Paris', he enlists the help of his attractive new friend, the Chevalier.

What he doesn't know is that the Chevalier is none other than this same girl from Paris' disguised as a man, and that her project is to publicly expose the depths of his sexual cynicism.

A self-declared modern', Marivaux is a pioneer in the exploration of human feeling, asking in this play not only what do we hide from others? - but what are we hiding from ourselves?

Martin Crimp's version of Pierre Marivaux's The False Servant received its premiere at the National Theatre, London, in 2004 and was revived at the Orange Tree Theatre, London, in June 2022.

Marivaux's scepticism, irony and fascination with money and sex make him seem peculi

The False Servant

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 16 June 2022
      ISBN-13 9780571363902
      978-0571363902
      ISBN-10 0571363903
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      Poetry Romance

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Are you really surprised to discover that a woman might have a mind of her own?

      When Lélio thinks he can ditch and cash in on the rich woman he has promised to marry, in order to become the husband of an even wealthier girl from Paris', he enlists the help of his attractive new friend, the Chevalier.

      What he doesn't know is that the Chevalier is none other than this same girl from Paris' disguised as a man, and that her project is to publicly expose the depths of his sexual cynicism.

      A self-declared modern', Marivaux is a pioneer in the exploration of human feeling, asking in this play not only what do we hide from others? - but what are we hiding from ourselves?

      Martin Crimp's version of Pierre Marivaux's The False Servant received its premiere at the National Theatre, London, in 2004 and was revived at the Orange Tree Theatre, London, in June 2022.

      Marivaux's scepticism, irony and fascination with money and sex make him seem peculi

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