Voltaire is sometimes accused of simplifying or even distorting Leibniz in the character of Pangloss—Candide’s glib, pedantic tutor whose simple explanation for everything is that humanity ...

Coming off a successful run in Hamilton, Lyndon Watts brings the requisite innocence and naivety to Candide for his dramatic ... to command the role of Dr Pangloss and express Voltaire’s narration.

Candide reconnects with Dr Pangloss and the er, shall we say slightly shopsoiled Cunegonde, and Inevitably discovers that his vision of the world is tainted by the venality and selfishness of mankind.