Paris, the 1670s. Medicine is a rather hit-and-miss kind of science. It might be lucky, then, that Argan is not nearly as ill as he likes to think. But even his imaginary ailments require constant medical attention, and marrying off his daughter Angélique to young Dr. Diafoirus would provide him with a doctor in his own family.
But the women in his household have different ideas about Angélique's future: His new wife Béline wouldn't mind seeing both her stepdaughters become nuns, especially since this would allow her to make off with more of Argan's estate when he finally dies. Meanwhile Angélique herself, while not opposed to the idea of marriage, has lost her heart to a decidedly non-medical young man. Can Argan's sister Béraldine and the quick-witted maid Toinette save Angélique from the arranged marriage? And what will it take for Argan to accept her true love Cléante as his son-in-law?
April 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th & 20th 2013
8 pm (6 pm on Sunday 7 April)
Cellar Theatre of the English Seminar, Nadelberg 6, Basel
| Main plot (in order of appearance) | |
| Argan | Roy Fischer |
| Toinette | Johanna Schüpbach |
| Angélique | Lesley Loew |
| Béline | Helena Müller |
| M de Bonnefoi / M Fleurant | Franc Fritschi |
| Cléante | Nicolas Hunziker |
| Mme Diafoirus | Karolina Kowalska |
| Thomas Diafoirus | Pablo Arnaiz |
| Louison | Julia Kowalski |
| Béraldine | Jasmin Rindlisbacher |
| M Purgeon | Jorian Pawlowsky |
| Interludes | |
| Musicians | Ilenia Ballacchino (vocals) |
| Laura Vegh (violin) | |
| Franc Fritschi (percussion) | |
| Shepherdess / Gypsy girl | Fabienne Schwizer |
| Mother / Gypsy girl | Danielle Zammit |
| Punchinello | Sam Ammann |
| Guards | Pablo Arnaiz |
| Jorian Pawlowsky |
| Directors | Roman Bischof & Xander Deubelbeiss |
| Costumes | Claudia Ott & Alessia Ballacchino |
| Lights | Xander Deubelbeiss |
| Poster & flyer design | Julia Kowalski |
| Programme | Xander Deubelbeiss |
| Photography | Amadis Brugnoni |
| Bar & box office | Franziska Suter |
Many thanks to the English Seminar of the University of Basel and especially Alex Van Lierde for their support for this production and The Gay Beggars in general.