The Hypochrondriac

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First produced in 1673 and Moliere's final play, The Hypochondriac was adapted in 2009 by Roger McGough and is a scathingly funny lampoon on both hypochondria and the 'quack' medical profession.

Argan is a perfectly healthy, wealthy gentleman, convinced that he is seriously ill. So obsessed is he with medicinal tinkerings and tonics that he is blind to the goings on in his own household. However, his most efficacious cure will not appear in a bottle or a bedpan, but in his sharp-tongued servant, who has a cunning plan to reveal the truth and open her master's eyes.

"McGough's...skills happily serve his second Moliere adaptation." - The Sunday Times

"It's a tonic, guaranteed to lift your spirits and keep them high, buoyed up by the wit and dexterity of McGough's verse...A ticklish tour de farce." - Mail on Sunday

"McGough has added his own medicinal properties...upping the laughter quotient in an elixir that's easy to swallow." - The Independent