Stephen Jeffreys

The Libertine (NHB Modern Plays)

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‘I am up for it. All the time. That’s not a boast. Or an opinion. It is bone-hard medical fact.’


John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. Charismatic poet, playwright and rake with a legendary appetite for excess. Yet when a chance encounter with an actress at the Playhouse sends him reeling, he is forced to reconsider everything he thinks and feels.

With all the wit, flair and bawdiness of a Restoration comedy, Stephen Jeffreys’ brilliant play is an incisive critique of life in an age of excess.

Originally performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1994, The Libertine has been staged around the world, was adapted for radio, and became a film. This edition of the play was published alongside the 2016 production at the Theatre Royal Bath and Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Terry Johnson and starring Dominic Cooper as Wilmot.
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97 printed pages
Original publication
2016
Publication year
2016
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  • ionacuthberthas quoted6 years ago
    She is in her teens, dark with strong features.
  • koldindcolliehas quoted6 years ago
    Now. Ladies. An announcement. (Looks around.) I am up for it. All the time. That’s not a boast. Or an opinion. It is bone-hard medical fact. I put it around, d’y’know? And you will watch me putting it around and sigh for it. Don’t. It is a deal of trouble for you and you are better off watching and drawing your conclusions from a distance than you would be if I got my tarse pointing up your petticoats. Gentlemen. (Looks around.) Do not despair, I am up for that as well. When the mood is on me. And the same warning applies.
  • harmonyrb99has quoted7 years ago
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