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The Game of Love & Chance
Project Type
Theatre
Date
July-August 2021
Role
Translator, Adapter, Associate Director
Location
Arcola Theatre
Link
Awards & Nominations
Finalist, Off West End Award for Best Company Ensemble
Creative Team
Director, co-Adaptor - Jack Gamble
Designer - Louie Whitemore
Lighting Designer - Geoff Hense
Sound Designer - Tom Attwood
Company Stage Manager - Lois Sime
Choreographer - Natasha Harrison
Commedia Consultant - Didi Hopkins
Cast
Lord Orgon - David Acton
Dorante - Ammar Duffus
Marius - George Kemp
Lisette - Beth Lilly
Harlequin - Michael Lyle
Sylvia - Ellie Nunn
Reviews
★★★★★ “A glorious opening production ... an absolute belter ... what a treat” – Hackney Gazette
★★★★ “The Arcola Theatre continues its well deserved reputation for offering quality theatre with this show ... a sparkling revival” – Spy In The Stalls
★★★★ “Uproarious comedy ... Quentin Beroud and Jack Gamble’s adaptation is fast and funny, wittily updated” – The Reviews Hub
★★★★ “Joyfully fun ... many laugh out loud moments” – View From The Outside
★★★★ “Lots of zest and very funny” – ReviewsGate
★★★★ “The Game of Love and Chance opens the Arcola's tremendous new outdoor space and comes up smart as paint ... the company of six are spot on” – London Living Large
★★★★ “A hugely fun romp of deception, mistaken identities and falling in love” – The Upcoming
“The cast are uniformly warm and engaging ... This is a midsummer night’s joy” – The American Magazine
“What a treat to sit in a theatre and watch a troupe of actors who simply want to make everyone laugh. The action halted several times, mid-scene, while the audience burst into spontaneous applause. More theatres should offer this blend of escapist comedy and psychological revelation.” – The Spectator
For Arcola's first production at their new Outside space, Jack Gamble and I wrote a new adaptation of Pierre de Marivaux's classic farce, The Game of Love and Chance. Based on my literal translation, we transposed the action to England, and the household of Lady Sylvia, 58th in line to the throne...
