A new adaptation of Lesage’s Turcaret
by Blake Morrison
Directed by (and featuring) Barrie Rutter
It’s the 1920s. In a small Yorkshire town, the wily-widow, Rose, entertains the advances of two dubious suitors. Fuller (Barrie Rutter) is a fabulously rich and morally corrupt banker who woos Rose by parading his wealth whilst hiding a few secrets.
Handsome Arthur is much younger and deceitful through and through. He plays Rose for as much money as she can take from Fuller.
A love triangle then; a deliciously wicked tale of rivalry and greed.
Throw in a bailiff, a drunkard, a vamp, a second-hand clothes dealer and two upwardly mobile servants, and the complications multiply.
Adapted from Alain-Rene Lesage’s savage eighteenth-century comedy Turcaret, Blake Morrison’s For Love or Money is a story of monstrous wealth and whopping lies.
Northern Broadsides ‘ Artistic Director Barrie Rutter will direct and feature in this production, in his final performance for the company at the New Vic.
TALKBACK: Tue 7 November
Approx Running Times:
7.30pm – 9.45pm
Interval: 8.25pm – 8.45pm
Tuesday 7 November–Saturday 11 November 2017
Trailer
Photo Gallery
Image by Nobby Clark
Reviews
"A lively satire..."
— Michael Billington, The Guardian
"Barrie Rutter bows out in style..."
— Clare Brennan, The Observer
"Extremely stylish..."
— What's On Stage
"Highly recommended..."
— Yorkshire Times,
"Funny and clever..."
— On Yorkshire Magazine
"An energetic production..."
— North West End
"..."
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