Triumph of Love; the Game of Love and Chance: Oberon Classics

Pierre Marivaux (1688 -1763), the most important French playwright of the 18th century, wrote numerous comedies for La Comedie Francaise and La Comedie Italienne of Paris. His most famous works are The Game of Love and Chance and False Admissions. Neil Bartlett is one of his generation's most respected and innovative theatre directors. His highly individual translations of French and German classical theatre, and charcteristically theatrical adaptations of Dickens, most of them originated while he was Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London, have been played around the world. His plays have premiered at the Royal Court, at the Manchester International Festival and at the National Theatre in London.