Pierre de Marivaux (1688 –1763) is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing numerous comedies for the Comédie-Française and the Comédie-Italienne of Paris. His most important works are The Triumph of Love, The Game of Love and Chance (both published by Oberon in Marivaux: Two Plays) & False Admissions. He also published a number of essays and two important but unfinished novels, La Vie de Marianne and Le Paysan parvenu.

"""An elegant and well-honed drawing room comedy... a consummate example of a well-made play - complete with a set of French windows and an absence of loose ends - and, as such, is solidly entertaining"" 4 stars - ""Exeunt Magazine"" "Misery is not just amusing but captivatingly charming, in Michael Alfred's new version of Marivaux... is sheer sophistication... Piquant and perfectly polished entertainment" 4 stars - The Times"