Red Noses

For the British charity that uses red noses as its symbol, see Comic Relief.
Red Noses
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.

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