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| − | ''Dear Antoine'' ( ''Cher Antoine'', ou, ''L'amour raté'') by [[Jean Anouilh]] (1910-1987) translated into English by Lucienne Hill. A group of people is summoned to a remote baroque mansion in the Bavarian mountains to hear the reading of the Will of successful playwright Antoine de Saint Flour in the winter of 1913. The reluctant group includes the playwright's wife, a few friends and several ex-mistresses. In confronting one another they are uneasily aware that they are facing different reflections of Antione's fascinating and maddening personality. Poignant and fiercely witty, it displays to the full Anouilh's theatrical sleight of hand. | + | ''Dear Antoine or The Love That Failed'' ( ''Cher Antoine'', ou, ''L'amour raté'') by [[Jean Anouilh]] (1910-1987) translated into English by Lucienne Hill. A group of people is summoned to a remote baroque mansion in the Bavarian mountains to hear the reading of the Will of successful playwright Antoine de Saint Flour in the winter of 1913. The reluctant group includes the playwright's wife, a few friends and several ex-mistresses. In confronting one another they are uneasily aware that they are facing different reflections of Antione's fascinating and maddening personality. Poignant and fiercely witty, it displays to the full Anouilh's theatrical sleight of hand. |
| + | == The original text == | ||
English translation first performed in Paris in 1969, published by Samuel French. | English translation first performed in Paris in 1969, published by Samuel French. | ||
| − | The play's South African première was presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama's English Company in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1971, directed by [[Michael Atkinson]], designed by [[Raimond Schoop]], costumes by [[Jennifer Craig]], starring [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], [[Michael Atkinson]], [[John Whiteley]], [[ | + | |
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | Translated by Lucienne Hill | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | The play's South African première was presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama's English Company in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1971, directed by [[Michael Atkinson]], designed by [[Raimond Schoop]], costumes by [[Jennifer Craig]], starring [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]] as Carlotta Alexandra, [[Michael Atkinson]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Marika Mann]], [[Ronald France]], [[Betty Botha]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Gabriel Bayman]], [[Mollie Thompson]], [[Rob Davies]], [[Diana James]], [[Kathleen Lee]], [[Marion Achber]], [[Richard Hainebach]]. Music composed (or arranged) and conducted by [[Michael Tuffin]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | ''Dear Antoine'' programme, 1971 | |
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Revision as of 09:34, 16 August 2014
Dear Antoine or The Love That Failed ( Cher Antoine, ou, L'amour raté) by Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) translated into English by Lucienne Hill. A group of people is summoned to a remote baroque mansion in the Bavarian mountains to hear the reading of the Will of successful playwright Antoine de Saint Flour in the winter of 1913. The reluctant group includes the playwright's wife, a few friends and several ex-mistresses. In confronting one another they are uneasily aware that they are facing different reflections of Antione's fascinating and maddening personality. Poignant and fiercely witty, it displays to the full Anouilh's theatrical sleight of hand.
Contents
The original text
English translation first performed in Paris in 1969, published by Samuel French.
Translations and adaptations
Translated by Lucienne Hill
Performance history in South Africa
The play's South African première was presented by CAPAB Drama's English Company in the Nico Malan Theatre in 1971, directed by Michael Atkinson, designed by Raimond Schoop, costumes by Jennifer Craig, starring Gwen ffrangçon-Davies as Carlotta Alexandra, Michael Atkinson, John Whiteley, Marika Mann, Ronald France, Betty Botha, Grethe Fox, Kerry Jordan, Gabriel Bayman, Mollie Thompson, Rob Davies, Diana James, Kathleen Lee, Marion Achber, Richard Hainebach. Music composed (or arranged) and conducted by Michael Tuffin.
Sources
Dear Antoine programme, 1971
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