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'Turning a quizzical eye to the woes of the heart and reeking with scandal and scurrilous vice,' Tom Wright 'transforms Voltaire's classic satire of enlightened insanity, Candide, into a cutting commentary on the "no-worries" bravura of the Australian swagger.
'Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide is an open-minded young man, whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best". But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is expelled from the land - forced to make his own way in the world...
'Through lands ravaged by Plague, and tests of religion and sex, our hero's resolve never wavers as he travels across continents in search of his beloved.'
Source: Malthouse Theatre website, http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 18/05/2009
Notes
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Loosely adapated from Voltaire's eighteenth century satire Candide.
Production Details
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World premiere produced by Malthouse Theatre at the Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne, 22 May - 13 June 2009. Director: Michael Kantor. Revised version produced at the Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 15 August 2009. Directed by Michael Kantor
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 January 2010; (p. 20)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
Upbeat Comedy on the Horrors of Life
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 January 2010; (p. 15)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
Dark Mood Lies beneath the Cheeful Facade
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 January 2010; (p. 5) -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 June 2009; (p. 20)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
A Wide-Eyed Optimist Faithful to Voltaire
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama
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A Wide-Eyed Optimist Faithful to Voltaire
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 June 2009; (p. 20)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
Upbeat Comedy on the Horrors of Life
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 January 2010; (p. 15)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 January 2010; (p. 20)
— Review of Optimism 2009 single work drama -
The Candide Man Can...
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 16 May 2009; (p. 20) -
Possible Worlds
2009
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 May 2009; (p. 6-7) -
Dark Mood Lies beneath the Cheeful Facade
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 January 2010; (p. 5)