Molière malgré Elles | Molière, Her way
From City of Sydney · Last checked 14 Nov. That's our last look, not a live ticket check.
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The lowdown
A bold, witty and contemporary reimagining of four of Molière's greatest comedies comes to Sydney's PACT Theatre from 24–28 November 2026. Performed in French with English surtitles.
They are lovestruck, cunning, defiant, submissive… or at least, that's what the men would like to believe!
Four centuries after Molière brought some of theatre's most unforgettable female characters to life, Molière, Her Way (Molière malgré Elles) puts them firmly back in the spotlight, revisiting the French playwright's timeless comedies through a distinctly contemporary lens.
From the rebellious Agnès in The School for Wives to the sharp-witted Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid, the resourceful Elmire in Tartuffe and the formidable Martine in The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Molière's women are anything but passive spectators in a man's world.
Long before feminism had a name, Molière was writing female characters who challenged authority, questioned societal expectations and found ingenious ways to outsmart the men supposed to control them. Behind the corsets, arranged marriages and patriarchal conventions lie struggles that remain strikingly relevant today.
Directed by Natacha Muller, Molière, Her Way brings together scenes from four of Molière's most celebrated plays: The School for Wives (L'École des femmes), The Imaginary Invalid (Le Malade imaginaire), Tartuffe and The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Le Médecin malgré lui), to explore the timeless dynamics of power, love and gender.
Performed in French with English surtitles, the production invites both French-speaking and English-speaking audiences to discover (or rediscover) the wit, humour and enduring relevance of Molière's work.
Expect scheming husbands, rebellious wives, outrageous hypocrisy, delicious manipulation and plenty of laughter in a theatrical celebration of women who refuse to play by the rules.
Molière gave them a voice. This time, they're taking over!
With: Olivia Auday, Audrey Boureau, Lucie Brumont, Manon Cabes, Antoine Duchesnes, Marine Grangier, Daniel Heppell, Olivier Lejus, Ethel Le Quenven, Louise Roudiere, Benoit Suhr.
Where to rock up
PACT, 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville NSW 2043, Sydney
