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The Devils

Full-Length Play, Melodrama  /  6w, 17m

John Whiting, Aldous Huxley

By John Whiting
Based on Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun

"A stunning play, one of the finest of our age. A richness of imagination and perception hard to match in our time." - The New York Times

The Devils

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 17m
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In 17th century France, a worldly priest has a special attraction for the ladies especially for a psychotic prioress whom he spurns. She avenges herself by feigning diabolical possession by his incubus. The hysteria becomes widespread. Meantime, he is guilty of outrages against several prominent women and the cry against him grows. The antagonism of Richlieu ends the clamor of the convent, forces him to trial, torture and eventual death at the stake.
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  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"A stunning play, one of the finest of our age. A richness of imagination and perception hard to match in our time." - The New York Times

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