Rough and Tumble presents Candide by Voltaire adapted by Len Jenkin

Len Jenkin's hyper-theatrical adaptation of Voltaire's Enlightenment-era satire Candide.

The Bay Areas award-winning Rough and Tumble presents Candide, Len Jenkin's adaptation of Voltaire's sardonically satiric masterpiece skewering the metaphysical philosophy of Optimism, religion, politics, and romance. Using humor to expose some difficult truths about human nature, this production of Candide will explore the current moment in history as it is wracked by religious fundamentalism, government corruption, and war.