A BRAND new production of The Hypochondriac runs at Malvern Theatres from Monday, November 3.

Richard Bean, the adaptor of One Man, Two Guvnors turns Molière’s medicinal masterpiece into a riotous farce in this brand new production starring Tony Robinson and Imogen Stubbs.

The penny-pinching Argan is healthy, wealthy and completely obsessed by a list of imaginary ailments. Confusion is piled upon hilarious confusion as a gang of eccentric quacks and Argan’s treacherous wife endeavour to fleece him of his fortune, whilst his lovesick daughter, her dashing lover and an astute maid, attempt to set him straight.

Tony Robinson, one of the UK’s best-loved actors, is best-known for playing Baldrick in Blackadder and for hosting Channel 4’s Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History, while Imogen Stubbs has performed extensively for the RSC and is known on TV for Anna Lee and Big Kids.

The Hypochondric is at Malvern Theatres from Monday, November 3 to Saturday, November 8. To book, call the box office on 01684 892277 or visit malvern-theatres.co.uk