Red Noses

For the British charity that uses red noses as its symbol, see Comic Relief.

Red Noses

Written by	Peter Barnes
Characters	Father Flote Father Toulon Master Bells Brodin Marguerite Rochfort Frapper Pope Clement VI
Date premiered	1985
Place premiered	Barbican Theatre, London
Original language	English
Subject	The Black Death, a Pope and a band of red nosed comics
Genre	Comedy
Setting	14th-century France

Red Noses is a comedy about the black death by Peter Barnes, first staged at Barbican Theatre in 1985. It depicted a sprightly priest, originally played by Antony Sher, who travelled around the plague-affected villages of 14th century France with a band of fools, known as God's Zanies, offering holy assistance. It was for this play that Barnes won his Olivier award.

Awards and nominations

Awards

1985 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

References

Barnes, Peter (1985). Red Noses (First ed.). London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-13771-7.
Martin Kohn (1995-01-16). "Literature Annotations: Barnes, Peter - Red Noses". Literature, Arts & Medicine Database. Retrieved 2008-09-18.

External links

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play (1976–2000)

Dear Daddy (1976) The Fire that Consumes (1977) Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1978) Betrayal (1979) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1980) Children of a Lesser God (1981) Another Country (1982) Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) Benefactors (1984) Red Noses (1985) Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1986) Serious Money (1987) Our Country's Good (1988) Racing Demon (1989/1990) Dancing at Lughnasa (1991) Death and the Maiden (1992) Six Degrees of Separation (1993) Arcadia (1994) Broken Glass (1995) Skylight (1996) Stanley (1997) Closer (1998) The Weir (1999) Goodnight Children Everywhere (2000)

Complete list (1976–2000) (2001–2025)

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