Molière, the matchless Mozartean writer of comedies, is, however improbably, at the heart of a new debate in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, to use his real name, was born, or at least baptized, in ...

French dramatist and actor Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molière (1622-1673), circa 1660 (Getty) It was a first night like no other. The Salle des Gardes of the Palais du Louvre – now known as the Salle ...

Based on the sheer quantity of revivals and new translations flooding our venues, New York theatre has chosen its Person of the Year: Molière. The satirical god of the seventeenth-century French stage ...

A tiptop theatrical production of “Tartuffe,” “The Misanthrope” or another great Molière comedy offers audiences a banquet of hypocrites, poseurs and passionate, often obsessed characters whom Cupid - ...

In an anniversary year for the playwright, new productions in the Paris region show why his work still appeals to myriad audiences. By Laura Cappelle PARIS — “I’m in shock,” a teenage boy sitting near ...

What do Molière and Kansas City have in common? On the surface, not much. But by combining celebrations of the French playwright’s 400th birthday and the State of Missouri’s bicentennial, organisers ...

Molière, France’s most famous playwright, turns 400 this year. Anniversary celebrations in France and around the world shine a light on an author who poked fun at authority, and whose work is said to ...

An amiable French buddy comedy, “Bicycling With Molière” is worth a ride. The great character actor Fabrice Luchini plays a struggling, slightly bitter loner retired from acting in a chilly seaside ...

If you enjoy slickly done speculative romps like “Shakespeare in Love,” you’ll probably connect with “Molière,” Laurent Tirard’s lush fantasy based very loosely on the early years of the 17th-century ...