Red Noses

Red Noses
Written by	Peter Barnes
Characters	Father Flote Father Toulon Master Bells Brodin Marguerite Rochfort Frapper Pope Clement VI bigod
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

Notable performances

2017 State of Texas UIL One-Act Play Competition

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. 

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