Drama

Pedro, the Great Pretender

Name: Pedro, the Great Pretender
Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
ISBN: 9781840024432

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Philip Osment

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Overview

The plot of Pedro, the Great Pretender follows the tricks of a master chameleon whose picaresque escapades involve him with royalty and peasants, gypsies and actors, courtiers and shepherds, village bigwigs and religious devotees as he struggles to find his true vocation in life.

Synopsis

The plot of this play revolves around a lovable trickster who aims to be helpful in order to be liked. His journey to find his identity ends with him finding his true vocation on the stage.
Pedro, The Great Pretender opened at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in September 2004.