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The Philanthropist archiveSet in a fictitious English University town, strongly evoking Oxford or Cambridge, the play follows 24 hours in the lives of a group of young academics. The action unfolds in the rooms of Philip the university's cosseted and floundering professor of philology, for whom solace and certitude exist in complex wordplay. Out in the 'real world' the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated and England's most treasured writers are being murdered one by one! Back in the cosy bubble of university life, the bachelor don anguishes over sex, marriage, anagrams and the meaning of life. Did someone suggest academics were 'out of touch'?

Creatives/Company

Author: Christopher Hampton

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Archive listings for The Philanthropist (2017)

Work type: Play.

T1921763211

Producer Howard Panter (for Trafalgar Entertainment Group - Simon Friend and Gavin Kalin). Director Simon Callow. Performer Matt Berry. Performer Simon Bird. Performer Lily Cole. Performer Charlotte Ritchie. Performer Tom Rosenthal.
3 Apr 17 to 22 Jul 17Trafalgar Theatre, West End :: V420
listing details L1013093874

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