Les Parents Terribles (NHB International Collection)

Cocteau, Jean

ISBN 10: 1854592564 / ISBN 13: 9781854592569

Published by Nick Hern Books, 1994

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00096095673

Synopsis:

Written in eight opium-sodden days, Jean Cocteau's Les Parents Terribles is a frank, ironic, bruisingly melodramatic play dealing with incest and the diseased love from which it stems.

The play was first performed at the Théâtre des Ambassadeurs, Paris, in November 1938. Its run was soon terminated amid accusations of immorality, and the production was transferred to the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in January 1939, where it continued until the outbreak of World War II.

This English version by Jeremy Sams was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in 1994, directed by Sean Mathias.

This edition of the play includes an introduction by Simon Callow.

About the Author:

Jeremy Sams is a British theatre director, writer, translator, orchestrator, musical director, film composer, and lyricist.

His writing credits include: The Good Life (Fiery Angel, UK tour); A Damsel in Distress (Chichester Festival Theatre); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West End and Broadway); the musical Amour (Broadway); and Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz (West End and Toronto). He has translated many works for the stage, and has worked widely as a musical director, and composer for stage and screen.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Les Parents Terribles (NHB International ...
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good