After their 2017 show Dracula: The Bloody Truth was published and licensed worldwide, with sell-out runs in the USA and Canada, the award-winning Le Navet Bete are at Hull Truck Theatre this April with their smash-hit show The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure.
Performed with just a cast of four in their own inimitable style, the company take on 40 characters, 50 different outfits and 112 costume changes as Alexandre Dumas’ 700-page historical classic is condensed in to two hours of mayhem and madness. Featuring hilarious heroics, raucous romances and some bonkers fun with BMX bikes, this comic reimagining is all for one and every man for himself.
Published and licensed worldwide by Nick Hern Books in 2019, the show is the company’s second co-production with the Exeter Northcott Theatre and fifth collaboration with one of UK theatre’s leading comedy directors and writers John Nicholson. Bristol based John is Artistic Director of the award-winning Peepolykus (The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary) and has previously written for BBC Radio 4, ITV and Paramount.
John is joined on the creative team by critically acclaimed set designer Ti Green (Touching the Void Bristol old Vic/national tour) and internationally renowned choreographer Lea Anderson MBE (The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs) as Movement and Co-Director. Underpinning the work of John, Lea and Ti is a thrilling original score by composer Peter Coyte and a veritable feast of costumes created by Devon based costume designer Fi Russell.
Al Dunn, co-artistic director of Le Navet Bete said:
“This is a Musketeers unlike any other. It has all the elements of an epic story that we have turned inside out and put our chaotic comic spin on to make the show bursts off the stage – literally! We’ve got the best creative team we’ve had to date behind us on this so expect big laughs, unexpected characters and a night at the theatre you’ll never forget.”
Co-writer and director John Nicholson added:
“Le Navet Bete have an inimitable flair for multi-character work and also a love/predilection for bonkers storytelling. The Three Musketeers is a really fun prospect for Le Navet Bete. It’s a widely known and well-loved story which is often played for laughs in amongst the drama but in the hands this company, it hits the funny bone hard. With just four performers, it’s a distinctive offering.”
The Three Musketeers: A Comedy Adventure is at Hull Truck Theatre from Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 April. Tickets can be booked online or by calling the box office on 01482 323638.