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“ I nPa t r i c kMa r b e r ’ st e r r icne wf r e e a d a p t a t i o n, t h ep l a yp r o v e s s a v a g e l yf u nny , d i s t u r b i ng l yd a r k a ndd i s g r a c e f u l l ys e x y . ” Dai l yTe l e g r aph Mo l i è r e ’ sf a r c i c a l ,t r a g i c ,a na r c hi c17t hc e nt ur y o r i g i na li sr e l o c a t e dt omo de r nda yS o ho . . .s wa nk ne who t e l sa ndf e s t e r i ngo l dc l i pj o i nt s ,c r a c k he a ds i na l l e y sa ndc o k e he a dsi nc l ubs .ede s t i t ut e ,t he de l i r i o us ,t hebr o k e na ndt hebr a z e n,t hehus t l e r s a nd ho o r a y s ,t he me di a mo v e r sa nd me r c i l e s s who r e s-a l l pa c k e di nt oo nes e e t hi ngs q ua r emi l e .

Cont a i nss t r ongl a ng ua g ea nda dul thumour . “ Ar a v i s h i ng ,t h o r o u g h l ymo d e r nma k e o v e r … eh u mo u ra ndwi t t yi nv e c t i v ei s i ma g i na t i v e l yc r u e l …

Ar a d i c a l r e wr i t e ,s h a p i ngt h eo r i g i na l i nt oamo d e r nmo r a l i t yo rf a i r yt a l e .

Ma r b e r ’ sl o v e l y ,b l a c kc o me d y , Do nJ u a nq u i t ed i s p l a c e sMo l i è r e ’ s . ” Ev e ni ngSt andar d

JANUARY 2013

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Yo ung ,r i c h,b e a ut i f ula ndne wl yma r r i e d, La dyWi nde r me r es e e mst oha v ei ta l l . a t i sunt i ls hei sv i s i t e db yo neo fLo ndo n s o c i e t y ’ smo s tno t o r i o usg o s s i psa nds o o n no t hi ngi sa si ts e e ms .

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La dy Wi nde r me r e ’ s Fa n i sa c o mi c ma s t e r pi e c e ,f ul lo fi nt r i g ue ,j e a l o us ya nd b r i l l i a nto ne l i ne r s .

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Ine e d , mo r ed e s p e r a t e l yt h a n myc h i l d r e nne e dme , awa yo fs e e i ngi nt h ed a r k . . . ”

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