Jean-Marie Serreau (28 April 1915 – 22 May 1973) was a 20th-century

French actor This is a list of notable actors and actresses from France. ''(Persons are listed alphabetically according to their surname.)'' A * Kev Adams * Isabelle Adjani * Fatima Adoum * Renée Adorée * Anouk Aimée * Madame Albert * Catherine All ...

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

and a former student of

Charles Dullin Charles Dullin (; 8 May 1885 – 11 December 1949) was a French actor, theater manager and director. Career Dullin began his career as an actor in melodrama:185 In 1908, he started his first troupe with Saturnin Fabre, the ''Théâtre de Foir ...

. Serreau directed the in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

during the 1950s-1960s and established the at in Vincennes in 1970. He created works by avant gardist playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet and Eugène Ionesco, as well as works by

Kateb Yacine Kateb Yacine (; 2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berber cause. Biography Kateb Yacine was officially bo ...

and

Aimé Césaire Aimé Fernand David Césaire (; ; 26 June 1913 – 17 April 2008) was a French poet, author, and politician. He was "one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature" and coined the word in French. He founded the Par ...

. Married to Geneviève Serreau, herself an author and theatre director, he was Dominique Serreau's,

Coline Serreau Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early life and education She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studi ...

's and Nicolas Serreau's father.

Career

Comedies

*1938: '' La Jalousie du barbouillé'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, tour in Béarn *1943: '' Monsieur de Pourceaugnac'' by Molière, directed by

, Théâtre de la Cité (extra) *1945: '' Le Faiseur'' by

Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...

, directed by Charles Dullin, Théâtre de la Cité *1946: ''La Femme silencieuse'' by

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

after

Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...

, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, tour in Germany *1947: ''

The Trial ''The Trial'' (german: Der Process, link=no, previously , and ) is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and p ...

'' by

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...

, adaptation

André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism ...

, directed by

Jean-Louis Barrault Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage. Biography Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundia ...

Théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnier for the display of a panora ...

*1947: '' Androcles and the Lion'' by

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

, directed by Christine Tsingos,

Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse The Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse is a venue situated at 26, rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement. It opened in 1868 and seats 399 people. In addition to functioni ...

*1948: ''Le Portefeuille'' by

Octave Mirbeau Octave Mirbeau (16 February 1848 – 16 February 1917) was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the ...

, directed by Christine Tsingos, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse *1949: '' George Dandin'' by Molière, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau et François Vibert, tours in France and West-Germany,''Inventaire du Fonds Jean-Marie Serreau'' - tours in Germany: ''George Dandin'' (1949)
''M de Sottenville'' *1949: '' Le Bossu'' by

Paul Féval Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

and

Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois Auguste Anicet, later Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois (25 December 1806 – 12 January 1871) was a French dramatist. He was born in Paris. The first play to bear his name is ''L'Ami et le mari, ou le Nouvel Amphitryon'', a vaudeville in one act. It ...

, directed by

, Théâtre Marigny *1950: ''

The Exception and the Rule ''The Exception and the Rule'' (in German ''Die Ausnahme und die Regel'') is a short play by German playwright Bertolt Brecht and is one of several ''Lehrstücke'' (Teaching plays) he wrote around 1929/30. The objective of Brecht's Lehrstücke w ...

'' by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, *1950: ''Le Gardien du tombeau'' by Franz Kafka, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Poche Montparnasse *1952: '' La Jarre'' by

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...

, directed by Jacques Mauclair, Théâtre de Babylone *1952: ''Spartacus'' by Max Aldebert, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de Babylone *1952: ''Méfie-toi, Giacomino'' by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Jacques Mauclair, Théâtre de Babylone *1952: ''Cecè'' by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Jacques Mauclair, Théâtre de Babylone *1952: ''La Maison brûlée'' by

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...

, directed by

Frank Sundström Frank Sundström (16 January 1912 – 8 November 1993) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1933 and 1989. In 1948 he played the lead in the American film '' Song of My Heart''. Selected filmo ...

, Théâtre de Babylone *1953: ''Si Camille me voyait'' by , directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de Babylone *1953: ''Tous contre tous'' by

Arthur Adamov Arthur Adamov (23 August 1908 – 15 March 1970) was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd. Early life Adamov (originally Adamian) was born in Kislovodsk in the Terek Oblast of the Russian Empire to a wealthy ...

, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de Babylone *1954: ''Bellavita'' by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau,

*1954: '' Man Equals Man'' by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre des Célestins,

Théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named Th� ...

*1956: ''Chaud et froid'' by

Fernand Crommelynck Fernand Crommelynck (19 November 1886 – 17 March 1970) was a Belgian dramatist. His work is known for farces in which commonplace weaknesses are developed into monumental obsessions. Biography He was born into a family of actors, the child ...

, directed by the author, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1956: ''Le Paria'' by August Strindberg, directed by

Michel Etcheverry Michel Etcheverry (16 December 1919 – 30 March 1999) was a French actor. First a teacher, he was fired in 1941 for refusing to make the Maréchal children sing, here we come! . He began his career in the theater as a stage manager, then joined ...

, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1956: ''

The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (russian: На дне, translit=Na dne, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902 under the direction of Konstantin ...

'' by

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

, directed by Sacha Pitoëff, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1958: ''Lorsque cinq ans seront passés'' by

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca ( ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblemat ...

, directed by Guy Suarès,

Théâtre Récamier The théâtre Récamier was a Parisian theatre located at 3 rue Récamier in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1908 and closed in 1978. History Originally, it was an entertainment venue built by Charles Blondel for the Ligue de ...

*1959: '' The Killer'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by

José Quaglio José Quaglio, real name Giuseppe Quaglio, (28 February 1926 – 8 January 2007), was an Italian actor and theater director. He has performed in some 50 films in Italy and has directed four. He acted in a dozen films in France. Filmography A ...

, Théâtre Récamier *1960: '' Un barrage contre le Pacifique'' de

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film '' Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) e ...

, adaptation Geneviève Serreau, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau,

Studio des Champs-Élysées A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, ...

*1960: ''Biedermann et les incendiaires'' by

Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant featur ...

, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de Lutèce *1961: '' Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1962: '' The Picture'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1962: ''L'avenir est dans les œufs ou il faut de tout pour faire un monde'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse *1962: ''The Picture'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1962: ''Biedermann et les incendiaires'' by Max Frisch, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre Récamier *1963: ''L'avenir est dans les œufs ou il faut de tout pour faire un monde'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de l'Ambigu *1963: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de l'Ambigu *1963: ''La Femme sauvage ou Le Cadavre encerclé'' by Kateb Yacine, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre Récamier *1963: ''Si Camille n'était conté'' by , directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de Lutèce *1965: '' La Tragédie du roi Christophe'' by Aimé Césaire, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Odéon *1966: ''Eris'' de

Lee Falk Lee Falk (), born Leon Harrison Gross (; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips '' Mandrake the Magician'' and ''The Phantom''. At th ...

, directed by

Georges Vitaly Georges Vitaly, real name Vitali Garcouchenko, (15 January 1917 – 2 January 2007), was a 20th-century French actor, theater director and theater manager. The son of immigrants from the Russian revolution, he trained as actor from 1934. In 194 ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère *1966: ''Mêlées et démêlées'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by

, Théâtre La Bruyère *1967: ''

Une saison au Congo ''Une saison au Congo'' (, ''A Season in the Congo'') is a 1966 theatre play by Aimé Césaire, first performed in March 1967 in Brussels by the Théâtre Vivant. In September of the same year, the play was produced at the Venice Biennale. It fo ...

'' by Aimé Césaire, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau, Théâtre de l'Est parisien *1970: ''

The Death of Bessie Smith ''The Death of Bessie Smith'' is a one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. The play consists of a series of conversations between Bernie and his friend Jack, Jack and an of ...

'' by Edward Albee, directed by Jean-Marie Serreau

Films

*1938: ''L’Impromptu de Barbe Bleu'' by Pierre Barbier, tour in Béarn *1938: ''La Jalousie du barbouillé'' by Molière, tour in Béarn *1946: ''Le Marchand d'étoiles'' by Geneviève Serreau,

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord The Bouffes du Nord is a theatre at 37 bis, boulevard de la Chapelle, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris located near the Gare du Nord. It has been listed since 1993 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. History Founde ...

*1946: ''La Femme silencieuse'' by

after Ben Jonson, tour in West-Germany *1947: ''Farce enfantine de la tête du Dragon'' by

Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...

, tour *1947: ''The Exception and the Rule'' by Bertolt Brecht,

Théâtre des Noctambules The Théâtre des Noctambules was a former Parisian cabaret established in 1894 by the chansonnier Martial Boyer (1872–1941) and located at 7 rue Champollion in the 5th arrondissement of Paris (Latin Quarter). In 1939, Pierre Leuris and Jean Clau ...

*1948: ''L'Auberge Pleine'' by Jean Variot, tour *1948: ''Le Paquebot Tenacity'' by

Charles Vildrac Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager",''1971 Britannica Book of the Year'' (for events of 1971), "Obituaries 1971" article, page 532, "Vildrac, Charles" item was a French libertarian playwright, poet a ...

, tour *1949: '' George Dandin'' by Molière, with François Vibert, setting François Ganeau, tours in France and West-Germany *1950: ''

'' by Bertolt Brecht, Poche Montparnasse *1950: ''Le Gardien du tombeau'' by Franz Kafka, Poche Montparnasse *1950: ''Le Roi Cerf'' by Carlo Gozzi, tour *1950: ''La Grande et la Petite Manœuvre'' by Arthur Adamov, Théâtre des Noctambules *1952: ''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'' by Max Aldebert, Théâtre de Babylone *1952: ''La Maison brûlée'' by August Strindberg, Théâtre de Babylone *1953: ''Tous contre tous'' by Arthur Adamov, Théâtre de Babylone *1953: ''La Rose des vents'' by

Charles Spaak Charles Spaak (25 May 1903 – 4 March 1975) was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s. He was the son of the dramatist and poet Paul Spaak, the brother of the politician Paul-Henri ...

, Théâtre de Babylone *1953: ''L'Incendie à l'Opéra'' by Georges Kaiser, Théâtre de Babylone *1953: ''Si Camille me voyait'' by , Théâtre de Babylone *1954: ''Bellavita'' by Luigi Pirandello,

*1954: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de Babylone *1954: ''Man Equals Man'' by Bertolt Brecht,

Théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins is a theatre building on Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the théâtre de l'Odéon, it is one of fe ...

, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1955: '' An Ideal Husband'' by Oscar Wilde, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1956: ''Hommage à Brecht'' by Geneviève Serreau and

Antoine Vitez Antoine Vitez (; 20 December 1930 – 30 April 1990) was a French actor, director, and poet. He became a central character and influence on the French theater in the post-war period, especially in the technique of teaching drama. He was also tr ...

, Théâtre de l'Alliance française *1957: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de l'Alliance française *1957: ''Les Coréens'' by

Michel Vinaver Michel Vinaver (born Michel Grinberg; 13 January 1927 – 1 May 2022) was a French writer and dramatist. He was born in Paris to parents who had emigrated from Russia. He was the manager of Gillette. He is the father of actress Anouk Grinberg ...

, Théâtre de l'Alliance française *1958: ''Le Cadavre encerclé'' by Kateb Yacine, Théâtre de Lutèce *1959: ''Pique-nique en campagne'' by

Fernando Arrabal Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado" ...

, Théâtre de Lutèce *1960: ''Un barrage contre le Pacifique'' by

, adaptation Geneviève Serreau,

*1960: ''Hommage à

Paul Éluard Paul Éluard (), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal ...

'', Théâtre de l'Ambigu *1960: ''Biedermann et les incendiaires'' by Max Frisch, Théâtre de Lutèce *1961: ''La Rouille'' by Carlos Semprún Maura, Théâtre de l'Alliance française *1961: ''

The Maids ''The Maids'' (french: Les Bonnes, links=no) is a 1947 play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. The play ...

'' by Jean Genet, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1961: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1962: ''Tilt'' by Philippe Curval, Théâtre Récamier *1962: ''Gilda appelle Mae-West'' by Michel Parent, 9th Festival des Nuits de Bourgogne

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

*1962: ''The Picture'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de l'Œuvre, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse *1962: ''The Maids'' by Jean Genet, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1962: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse *1962: ''L'avenir est dans les œufs ou il faut de tout pour faire un monde'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse *1962: ''The Picture'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de l'Œuvre *1962: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre de l'Ambigu *1962: ''Biedermann et les incendiaires'' by Max Frisch, Théâtre Récamier *1963: ''La Femme sauvage ou Le Cadavre encerclé'' by Kateb Yacine, Théâtre Récamier *1963: ''Si Camille n'était conté'' by , Théâtre de Lutèce *1964: ''Comédie'' by Samuel Beckett, Théâtre du

Pavillon de Marsan The Pavillon de Marsan or Marsan Pavilion was built in the 1660s as the northern end of the Tuileries Palace in Paris, and reconstructed in the 1870s after the Tuileries burned down at the end of the Paris Commune. Following the completion of th ...

*1965: ''La Tragédie du roi Christophe'' by Aimé Césaire, Odéon *1966: ''Comédie'' by Samuel Beckett, Théâtre de l'Odéon *1966: ''La Soif et la faim'' by Eugène Ionesco,

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

*1966: ''Va et vient'' by Samuel Beckett, Odéon *1967: ''Les ancêtres redoublent de férocité'' de Kateb Yacine, TNP Théâtre de Chaillot *1967: ''Une saison au Congo'' by Aimé Césaire, La Fenice, Théâtre de l'Est parisien *1968: ''

L'Otage ''L'Otage'' is a three-act theatre play by the French author Paul Claudel, and the first one of ''La Trilogie des Coûfontaine''. Mises-en-scène * 1913: Théâtre Scala, London * 1914: Lugné-Poe, Théâtre de l'Œuvre * 1928: Firmin Gémie ...

'' by

Paul Claudel Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early lif ...

, Comédie-Française *1968: ''Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir'' by Alain Decaux, Tréteaux de France *1968: ''Drôle de baraque'' by

Adrienne Kennedy Adrienne Kennedy (born September 13, 1931) is an American playwright.Peterson, Jane T., and Suzanne Bennett. "Adrienne Kennedy". ''Women Playwrights of Diversity''. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. 201–205. She is best known for '' Funnyhous ...

, Odéon *1968: ''Uhuru'' after Aimé Césaire and Kateb Yacine, Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Ville du Havre *1968: ''Arc-en-ciel pour l'Occident chrétien'' de

René Depestre René Depestre (born 29 August 1926, Jacmel, Haiti) is a Haitian poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for ma ...

, Théâtre de la Cité internationale *1968: ''Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir'' by Alain Decaux, Tréteaux de France, 1969: Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin *1969: ''Comédie'' by Samuel Beckett, Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse *1969: ''

Le Pain dur ''Le Pain dur'' ("hard bread") is a three-act theatre play by French author Paul Claudel, published in 1918 and the second play of ''La Trilogie des Coûfontaine''. The play was performed in Switzerland and Canada by Ludmilla Pitoëff between 194 ...

'' by Paul Claudel, Comédie-Française *1969: '' Une Tempête'' by Aimé Césaire after

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, Théâtre de l'Ouest parisien, Théâtre de la Cité internationale *1970: ''

'' by Edward Albee, Théâtre du Midi *1971: ''Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It'' by Eugène Ionesco, Poche Montparnasse *1971: ''Béatrice du Congo'' by Bernard Dadié,

Festival d'Avignon The ''Festival d'Avignon'', or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations of the city. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vila ...

*1972: ''Le Printemps des bonnets rouges'' by

Paol Keineg Paol Keineg (born February 6, 1944) is a Breton-American writer and poet born in Quimerc'h (Brittany). He worked in several places in Brittany as a supervisor before becoming a teacher in Morlaix. He was fired without any official reason in 1972, ...

, Théâtre de la Tempête

References

External links

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