''Le Bal des Voleurs'' (''Thieves' Carnival'') is a play written by French playwright

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an a ...

, first staged at Théâtre des Arts,

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 ...

on 17 August 1938.

Later productions

''Thieves' Carnival'' was presented on the televised series ''

The Play of the Week ''The Play of the Week'' is an American anthology series of televised stage plays which aired in NTA Film Network syndication from October 12, 1959 to May 1, 1961. Ambitious undertaking The series presented 67 (35 in the first season, 32 in th ...

'' in 1959.

Awards and nominations

* 1955 Vernon Rice Award for Best Production (Drama Desk Awards)

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thieves' Carnival 1938 plays Plays by Jean Anouilh Drama Desk Award-winning plays Off-Broadway plays