Moliere: the Last Laugh

In this full length version of the play, which is "fast, physical and quite mischievous", written and performed by Gordon Duffy McGhie, this extraordinary one man show imagines the final hours of the great French playwright as he looks back on an extraordinary life - from a boy bewitched by theatre to the glittering court of the Sun King. Through masks, memories and comic invention, he relives triumphs, scandals and betrayals, confronting lovers, rivals, priests and patrons who shaped his life.
Funny, physical and poignant, Moliere: The Last Laugh celebrates a theatrical rebel who challenged hypocrisy and defied convention."Gordon Duffy-McGhie acts in a style that harks back to an old school of acting where the voice and rhythm is all. It makes him engrossing, utterly engrossing." Binge Fringe Magazine, Prague Festival Festival 2026"Part history lesson, part theatrical memoir, and consistently engaging throughout, Duffy-McGhie gives a confident and intelligent central performance, balancing humour with moments of weariness and reflection. More importantly, he manages to make Moliere feel human rather than purely historical - ambitious, flawed, occasionally vain, but deeply devoted to theatre."
Review in Broadway Baby , Prague Fringe 2026