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Anouilh Plays: 2 - (World Classics) by Jean Anouilh (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A selection of the most enduring work of one of this century's best-known French playwrights This selection of plays by Jean Anouilh (1910-87), includes The Rehearsal ('quintissential Anouilh', Herald Tribune); Becket ('witty, intelligent, full of repartee and irreverence' Financial Times); The Orchestra (a play within a concert), together with Eurydice, an ironic modern reworkng of the myth ('a fascinating piece', Financial Times).
- Author(s): Jean Anouilh
- 288 Pages
- Drama, General
- Series Name: World Classics
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About the Book
This selection of plays includes some of Jean Anouilh's most enduring plays: "The Rehearsal"; "Becket"; "The Orchstra: A Play Within a Concert"; and "Eurydice".
Book Synopsis
A selection of the most enduring work of one of this century's best-known French playwrights
This selection of plays by Jean Anouilh (1910-87), includes The Rehearsal ('quintissential Anouilh', Herald Tribune); Becket ('witty, intelligent, full of repartee and irreverence' Financial Times); The Orchestra (a play within a concert), together with Eurydice, an ironic modern reworkng of the myth ('a fascinating piece', Financial Times)."Anouilh is a poet but not a poet of words, he is a poet of words-acted, of scenes-set, of players-performing." (Peter Brook)
Review Quotes
"Quintissential Anouilh." --Herald Tribune
"Witty, intelligent, full of repartee and irreverence." --Financial Times (Becket review)
"Fascinating." --Financial Times (The Orchestra review)
"Anouilh is a poet but not a poet of words, he is a poet of words-acted, of scenes-set, of players-performing." --Peter Brook, Director