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The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced: [lavaʁ]) is a 1668 five-act satirical comedy by French playwright Molière.
The play was first performed in 1668 at the Palais Royal in a period when Molière's company was, on the one hand, under considerable establishment pressure to modify its output, but on the other hand, under the protection of Louis XIV himself. Little is known about the original performance, although it is said that Molière himself played Harpagon, utilising his, by this point, chronic cough and gait to humorous effect.
