The Three Musketeers

Cast: 4m/f (playing more than 30 characters)

Staging: Can be simply (and inventively) staged

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback, 104 pages ISBN: 9781848428690Publication Date:
2 May 2019
Size: 198mm x 129mm£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 208 pages ISBN: 9781839042058Publication Date:
2 May 2019
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook, 104 pages ISBN: 9781788501859Publication Date:
2 May 2019
£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)
First Staged:
Le Navet Bete, UK tour, 2019

The Three Musketeers (stage version)

By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

Paperback £12.99£10.39

A4 Spiral-bound £16.99£13.59

Ebook £12.99£10.39

When the young and naive D'Artagnan sets out on his quest to become a King's musketeer, he immediately encounters the dangerous femme fatale, Milady de Winter. After discovering that the musketeers have been disbanded, he makes it his mission to get them reinstated. But will his feud with Milady thwart him? And who the heck is she?

This riotous adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel by John Nicholson (Hound of the Baskervilles, Peepolykus) was originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete on a UK tour in 2019, with four actors playing over thirty characters. It was co-produced by Le Navet Bete and Exeter Northcott Theatre.

The Three Musketeers will suit any theatre company or drama group looking for a funny, high-energy adaptation of a universally loved story, which is suitable for audiences of all ages. Swashbuckling and rollicking adventure guaranteed – convincing French accents, not so much.

Note for Performers: The play is written for a cast of 2m 2f, each playing multiple roles, with quick costume changes forming an integral part of the action. It can also be performed by a larger cast, or by a cast of different composition. The music performed in the original production is available for use in performance; for details, contact the Performing Rights Manager.


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This play is also available as an A4 Edition. With spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes, this format is ideal for directors, stage managers, actors and others to use in rehearsal and production.

To order, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.

‘My name is D’Artagnan, musketeer to King Louis the Thirteenth, defender of the Queen’s diamonds, and the man you tried to poison in that bar.’

Press Quotes

'Utterly hilarious and heartfelt'

The Reviews Hub

'A beautifully realised piece of work... enormous fun and full of quirkiness... a joyful, slightly bonkers, artistically clever and accomplished piece of theatre... a visual and aural feast'

ReviewsGate

'An enthusiastic riot of dad jokes, dodgy accents and gleeful gallivanting'

Guardian

Cast: 4m/f (playing more than 30 characters)

Staging:Can be simply (and inventively) staged

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback,104 pages ISBN: 9781848428690Publication Date:
2 May 2019
Size: 198mm x 129mm£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,208 pages ISBN: 9781839042058Publication Date:
2 May 2019
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook,104 pages ISBN: 9781788501859Publication Date:
2 May 2019
£12.99 £10.39You save £2.60 (20%)

Also by John Nicholson:

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary
The Time Machine: A Comedy
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Treasure Island
King Arthur
Dracula: The Bloody Truth

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Also by Le Navet Bete:

King Arthur
Dracula: The Bloody Truth
Treasure Island

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