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.

AWARDS
2009 Adelaide Critics’ Circle Award – Group Award

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

CREATIVES
Writer Paul Galloway
Director Chris Drummond
Designer Wendy Todd
Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham
Composer Stuart Day
Producer Kay Jamieson

CAST
Paul Blackwell, Emily Branford, Terence Crawford, Edwin Hodgeman, Carmel Johnson, NathanO’Keefe, Jacqy Phillips, Rory Walker + musician Stuart Day

‘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