Red Noses

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

Red Noses
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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