''Colombe'' is a play in four

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dramatist

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 ad ...

, written in 1950, created at the

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on February 10, 1951, in a

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, set and costumes by

André Barsacq André Barsacq (24 January 1909 – 8 July 1973) was a French theatre director, producer, scenic designer, and playwright. From 1940 to 1973 he was the director of the Théâtre de l'Atelier. He was the brother of Russian production designer Léon ...

and published in 1951 at ''

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'' in ''Pièces brillantes''.

Plot summary

A large self-centred actress lacking maternal fibre must face the return of her son Julien, who is intransigent and jealous of his brother Armand who his mother always babied. He refused any special favours in order to escape his three years of military service that awaited him, so he leaves his young, naïve and submissive wife Colombe. The mother decides to hire Colombe at the theatre. The woman would jump with joy, happy at becoming her own woman, and would break up with Julien.

Théâtre de l'Atelier, 1951

* Mise-en-scène:

* Set: André Barsacq * Costumes: André Barsacq * Characters and actors: ** Colombe: Danièle Delorme ** Julien:

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** Madame Georges:

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** Madame Alexandra: Marie Ventura ** Le pédicure:

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** La Surette (the sour one):

Jacques Dufilho Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor. He was born at Bègles (Gironde) and he died at Ponsampère (Gers). Life and career Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions. Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian f ...

** Armand:

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**Desfournettes:

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** Poète-Chéri: Maurice Jacquemont ** Le coiffeur (the hairdresser): Henri Djanik ** Du Bartas:

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** First Machinist: Georges Norel ** Second Machinist: Charles Nugue

Théâtre de l'Atelier, 1954

* Mise en scène: André Barsacq * Set: André Barsacq * Costumes: André Barsacq * Characters and actors: ** Colombe:

Danièle Delorme Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name Danièle Delorme, was a French actress and film producer, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier or ...

** Julien: Yves Robert ** Madame Georges: Madeleine Geoffroy ** Madame Alexandra: Marie Ventura ** Le pédicure:

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** La Surette: Jacques Dufilho ** Armand: José Quaglio ** Desfournettes:

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** Poète-Chéri:

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** Le coiffeur: Jacques Ciron ** Du Bartas: Paul Oettly

Comédie des Champs-Élysées, 1974

* Mise en scène: Jean Anouilh and

Roland Piétri Roland Piétri (1910 in Paris – 27 October 1986 in the same city), was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Roland Piétri was co-director of the Comédie des Champs-Élysées from 1944 to 1948 with Claude Sainval and for one seaso ...

* Set:

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* Costumes: Jean-Denis Malclès * Characters and actors: ** Colombe:

Danièle Lebrun Danièle Lebrun (born 24 July 1937) is a French actress. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebrun, Daniele 1937 births Living people French film actresses French stage actresses People from Ardèche 2 ...

** Julien:

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** Madame Georges:

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** Madame Alexandra:

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** Le pédicure: Roger Lauran ** La Surette: Angelo Bardi ** Armand: Michel Boy ** Desfournettes: Roland Piétri ** Poète-Chéri:

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** Le coiffeur:

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** Du Bartas:

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Comédie des Champs-Élysées, 1996

After January 19, 1996, at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées. * Mise en scène:

Michel Fagadau Michel Fagadau (born Mihai Făgădău, 1930– February 10, 2011) was a Romanian-born French theater director and producer. Born in Bucharest, his family had to leave Romania during the war due to his father's antifascist activities. They ended up ...

* Set: Ghislain Ury * Costumes: Ghislain Ury * Lighting: Laurent Béal * Characters and actors: ** Colombe:

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** Julien: Yannick Soulier **

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** Isabelle Moulin ** Josiane Lévêque ** José Paul

Comédie des Champs-Élysées, 2010

* Mise en scène: Michel Fagadau * Set: Mathieu Dupuy * Costumes:

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* Characters and actors: ** Colombe:

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** Julien: Gregori Baquet ** Madame Alexandra:

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** La Surette:

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** Du Bartas:

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** Madame Georges:

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** Emile Robinet ''or'' Poète-Chéri: Jean-Paul Bordes ** Le coiffeur: Jean-François Pargoud ** Armand: Benjamin Bellecour ** Desfournettes: Etienne Draber ** Machinists: Bastien Cousseau, Frederic Duval, Yvon-Olivier Garcia At the 2010 Molière Award,

was nominated for

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for Best Supporting Actor and

for Best Costumes. The presentation of May 15, 2010 was broadcast live on

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. {{Authority control Plays by Jean Anouilh 1951 plays