| Red Noses | |
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| Written by | Peter Barnes |
| Characters | Father Flote Father Toulon Master Bells Brodin Marguerite Rochfort Frapper Pope Clement VI bigod |
| 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. [1] 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 Floties, offering holy assistance. [2] It was for this play that Barnes won his Olivier award. [3]