Articles related to "French Playwright"

Anouilh's adaptation of Antigone is a gripping examination of a state under new leadership, which was written during the German occupation of France.

Biography of dramatist and poet Jean Racine, considered the greatest French tragedian, along with Pierre Corneille.

What do Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie, and Edith Piaf all have in common? They played a part in the fantasy and reality of theatre's incorrigible child Jean Cocteau.

French master Jean Anouilh's winning plays were translated to film with Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, and Richard Burton, and his plays are as eccentric as their creator.

Few playwrights - other than greats like Shakespeare - write in as many moods and colours as Anouilh, author of such different plays as Ring Round the Moon and The Lark

Using the theatrical pseudonym Molière, playwright John Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) of France affirmed the power of comedy as a serious art form.

Brief biography of French playwright Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, best known for writing "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro," made into operas.

These quotes and thoughts from famous actors, directors, and playwrights are sure to inspire the theater enthusiast.

Biography of Molière, dramatist and actor, considered greatest master of French comedy, famous for Tantruffe and Le Misanthrope.

Ariadne auf Naxos, a German lyric comedy by Richard Strauss: opera plot summary, character list, and other Strauss opera information.

Yasmina Reza received her 2nd Tony Award in 2009 for Best Play with God of Carnage.

The first part of 'Russian Dramatic Greats' provides a comprehensive guide to the initial development of Russian theatre i.e. religious theatre, Sumarokov and Pushkin.

The film version of Jean Genet's 1947 play about madness and self-loathing is a feast of extravagent colour and flamboyant acting.