The Hypochondriac
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by Molière
a new adaptation by Paul Galloway

"so desperately, devilishly and absurdly funny that one could almost beg for mercy."
The Advertiser

Brink's catastrophically funny The Hypochondriac, based on Molière's comedic masterpiece Le Malade imaginaire, is as hilarious and relevant to today's audiences as it was when sixteenth century doctors were shoving strange things into even stranger places.

What they said
"a must-see"
The Independent Weekly

"full of delicious detail... hilarious"
The Australian 

"Brink have another major success on their hands"
Glam

"The Hypochondriac is not a piece of museum theatre dusted off as a bit of culture, but a vibrant, living, breathing – and farting – bit of life brought into being by talented and dedicated theatre professionals of today."
Radio Adelaide

"The cast is genius."
Fringe Benefits

"Somehow director Chris Drummond has counterpointed the absolutely and utterly disgusting against the gloriously silly and enabled it all to convey a serious message about the nature of life and death."
The Advertiser

AWARDS
2009 Adelaide Critics' Circle Award - Group Award

AWARD NOMINATIONS
2009 Adelaide Critics' Circle Award - Individual Award (Paul Blackwell/actor and Chris Drummond/director)

CAST PAUL BLACKWELL, EMILY BRANFORD, TERENCE CRAWFORD, EDWIN HODGEMAN, CARMEL JOHNSON, NATHAN O'KEEFE, JACQY PHILLIPS & RORY WALKER MUSICIAN STUART DAY WRITER PAUL GALLOWAY DIRECTOR CHRIS DRUMMOND DESIGNER WENDY TODD LIGHTING DESIGNER GEOFF COBHAM COMPOSER STUART DAY PRODUCER KAY JAMIESON

PREMIERE: 5 August, 2009 at The Space, Adelaide, South Australia, presented by Brink Productions

Click here to download the Teachers' Notes for The Hypochondriac (465 kb)

Buy a copy of the script, published by Phoenix Education. Click here to download a copy of the script cover.



Production Photo: Wend Lear