For your viewing pleasure, Peepolykus (No Wise Men, The Hound of the Baskervilles) proudly present Gustave Flaubert’s masterpiece Madame Bovary. The seminal Nineteenth Century novel will be brought spectacularly to life by our artistic director Madame Bodinetz and her ‘bijoux’ cast (with a fair amount of doubling).
Laugh and cry in equal measures as Emma Bovary chooses the wrong husband. Lose yourself in mesmeric love scenes featuring a stupendous collection of devastatingly handsome men. Question the impotence of women in a Victorian patriarchal society, if you want. Marvel at how many parts a Spanish man with limited English can play with only one moustache. There will be vermin, visual absurdity, wild animals and a nun.
Can the cast of five rise to the ridiculous challenge they have set themselves? It’s going to be hilarious. And bloody serious. Possibly.
#MassiveTragedy
Peepolykus with Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, Bristol Old Vic, Nuffield and Royal & Derngate
For those who like witty, well-structured writing, dazzling physical theatre, clever set and lighting, and remarkable comic timing, it is an evening well spent
Downstage Centre
A cast iron play of absolute genius
Liverpool Sound and Vision
PHOTOS

CAST

Emma Fielding
Emma Bovary, “Emma Fielding” and as cast

John Nicholson
Charles Bovary, “John Nicholson” and as cast

Javier Marzan
“Javier Marzan” and as cast

Jonathan Holmes
“Jonathan Holmes” and everything else
COMPANY
John Nicholson & Javier Marzan
Adaptors
Gemma Bodinetz
Director
Conor Murphy
Set Designer
Amanda Stoodley
Associate Set Designer & Costume Designer
Jack Knowles
Lighting Designer
Fergus O’Hare
Sound Designer
Peter Coyte
Composer
Elinor Randle
Movement Director
Anthony Almeida
Assistant Director