Le Vent Des Peupliers

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Le Vent Des Peupliers ("The wind in the poplars") is a French play by Gérald Sibleyras ()[].

The original text

The play is a comedy set in 1959 in a French retirement home for First World War veterans.

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted into English as Heroes by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[1] in 2005, and was first performed at at London's Wyndham's Theatre, opening on 18 October 2005 and closing on 14 January 2006. The cast included Richard Griffiths, John Hurt and Ken Stott.

Heroes won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2006.

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_(play)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard

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