Red Noses
For the British charity that uses red noses as its symbol, see Comic Relief.
Red Noses | |
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Written by | Peter Barnes |
Characters |
Father Flote Father Toulon Master Bells Brodin Marguerite Rochfort Frapper Pope Clement VI |
Date premiered | 1985 |
Place premiered | Barbican Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Subject | The Black Death, a Pope and a band of red nosed comics |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | 14th-century France |
Red Noses is a comedy about the black death by Peter Barnes, first staged at Barbican Theatre in 1985. It depicted a sprightly priest, originally played by Antony Sher, who travelled around the plague-affected villages of 14th century France with a band of fools, known as God's Zanies, offering holy assistance. It was for this play that Barnes won his Olivier award.
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1985 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
References
- Barnes, Peter (1985). Red Noses (First ed.). London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-13771-7.
- Martin Kohn (1995-01-16). "Literature Annotations: Barnes, Peter - Red Noses". Literature, Arts & Medicine Database. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
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