Mise En Scene: French Theatre Now

316 Pages·1997·13.906 MB·English

by  David Bradby, Annie Stephenson, Annie Sparks

MISE EN SCENE
FRENCH THEATRE NOW
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FRENCH
theatre
SEASON
AuTumN 1997
A CELEBRATION OF THEATRE FROM FRANCE
Presesnted in London & Stratford-upon-Avon
30 September – 20 December 1997
THE PROGRAMME OF THE FRENCH THEATRE SEASON
Royal National Theatre
COMEDIE-FRANgAISE
Les Fausses Confidences
by MARIVAUX
Directed by JEAN-PIERRE MIQUEL
30 September - 4 October 1997
Performed in French with English surtitles
Presented by the Royal National Theatre on behalf of the French Theatre
Season
Orange Tree Theatre
3 plays by MICHEL VINAVER
Overboard
Directed by SAM WALTERS
Translated by GIDEON LESTER
2 October - 1 November 1997
Neighbours
Directed by GEOFFREY BEEVERS
Translated by PAUL ANTAL
4-22 November 1997
Dissident, Goes Without Saying
Directed by AURIOL SMITH
6-23 November 1997
Translated by PETER MEYER
All three plays performed in English
Presented by the Orange Tree Theatre in association with the
French Theatre Season
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
ROYAL COURT/THEATRE DE COMPLICITE
The Chairs
by EUGENE IONESCO
Translated by MARTIN CRIMP
Directed by SIMON McBURNEY
From 19 November 1997
Performed in English
Presented by the Royal Court Theatre and Theatre de Complicite in
association with the French Theatre Season
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
NEW VOICES FROM FRANCE
World premiere of
One More Wasted Year
(Encore Une Annee Pour Rien)
by CHRISTOPHE PELLET
Translated by MARTIN CRIMP
Directed by MARY PEATE
18 - 22 November 1997
and in repertory from 8-20 December 1997
Rehearsed readings
Agnes
by CATHERINE ANNE
Le Renard du Nord
by NOELLE RENAUDE
Mickey laTorche
by NATACHA DE PONTCHARRA
UneEnviede Tuer stir le Bout de laLangue
by XAVIER DURRINGER
19 - 22 November 1997
All plays in NEW VOICES FROM FRANCE performed in English
Presented by the Royal Court New European Writers Season and the
French Theatre Season
Sadler's Wells at The Peacock Theatre
STANISLAS NORDEY
Contention
(a curtain faller)
by DIDIER-GEORGES GABILY
preceded by
La Dispute
by MARIVAUX
and other things
Directed by STANISLAS NORDEY
29 - 31 October 1997
Performed in French with English surtitles
Produced by Theatre Nanterre-Amandiers/Compagnie Nordey
Presented by the French Theatre Season
Sadler's Wells at The Peacock Theatre
ROBERT WILSON
LaMaladiedelaMort
by MARGUERITE DURAS
Directed and designed by ROBERT WILSON
5-8 November 1997
Performed in French with English surtitles
Co-produced by Theatre Vidy-Lausanne E.T.E./MC 93 Bobigny/Festival
d'Automne a Paris/Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen-Europaisches Festival.
Co-presented by Wiener Festwochen/Holland Festival
Presented by the French Theatre Season in association
with Cultural Industry
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Roberto Zucco
by BERNARD-MARIE KOLTES
English version by MARTIN CRIMP
Directed by JAMES MACDONALD
In repertoire 26 November 1997 - 11 February 1998
Performed in English
Presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company as part of the French
Theatre Season
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Beckett Shorts
a season of 6 short plays by SAMUEL BECKETT
Directed by KATIE MITCHELL
22 October - 13 November 1997
Performed in English
Co-produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company/Hahn Produktion,
Reithalle Munich/The Belfast Festival/Mercat de los Flors, Barcelona/
Archa Theatre, Prague/Arte Carnuntum, Vienna. Presented in association
with Offshore International Projects
Presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company as part of the French
Theatre Season
Riverside Studios
PETER BROOK
Oh Les Beaux Jours
by SAMUEL BECKETT
Directed by PETER BROOK
27 November - 6 December 1997
Performed in French
Co-produced by Centre International de Creations Theatrales - Paris and
Theatre Vidy-Lausanne E.T.E.
Presented by the Royal National Theatre on behalf of the French Theatre
Season
Institut frangais
STAGE ON SCREEN
A season of films and videos, with guest appearances by
directors and actors, including films by acclaimed directors
ARIANE MNOUCHKINE and PETER BROOK; documentaries
on French theatre luminaries such as KOLTES, PATRICE
CHEREAU, and SAMUEL BECKETT; and the British premiere of
Amoureuses, the directorial debut of MICHEL PICCOLI, on
the occasion of his appearance in La Maladie de la Mort.
29 September - 17 December 1997
Presented by the Institut frangais in association with the French Theatre
Season
EDUCATION, TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS
A large number of education projects including:
Le Ballon Rouge - Performed in French and English by the
European Theatre Company on a nationwide tour from
29 September to 5 December 1997
Le Mariage de Figaro - Performed in French by Theatre Sans
Frontieres on tour across Britain from 15 September to
12 November 1997
A programme of workshops for GCSE and A level
students, and for secondary school teachers and university
lecturers
A ticket scheme designed to enable pupils to attend perfor-
mances at a reduced rate
A range of talks, discussions and seminars exploring aspects
of French theatre as revealed by the Seasons programme
FRENCH THEATRE SEASON SUPPORTERS
The French Theatre Season gratefully acknowledges the generous
support of the following public funding agencies:
THE ASSOCIATION FRAN^AISE D'ACTION ARTISTIQUE
THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(Direction Generale des Relations Culturelles Scientifiques et Techniques)
THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS
(Direction des Theatres et Spectacles, Departement des Affaires Internationales)
THE CITY OF PARIS
(Direction des Affaires Culturelles)
THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN LONDON
THE SOCIETE DES AUTEURS ET COMPOSITEURS DRAMATIQUES
(Action Culturelle, Entr'Actes, Beaumarchais)
THE VISITING ARTS OFFICE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
The French Theatre Season would also like to thank the following sponsors and supporters
for their generous contribution:
Founding Contributors Les Fausses Confidences by Marivaux
BAGATELLE (Comedie-Franqaise)
Capital Home Loans Limited The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.
De Dietrich COMITE COLBERT
GEC ALSTHOM GEC ALSTHOM
GENERAL UTILITIES PLC Kingfisher pic
Norman Insurance, a Member of Les Mutuelles Manches & Co. Solicitors
du Mans Assurances Group RAIL EUROPE UK LIMITED
Publicis Monsieur et Madame Wafic Rida Said
ROBSON RHODES SAUR UK Limited
THOMSON multimedia Sales UK Limited
TPL Logistics Management La Maladie de la Mort by Marguerite Duras
(directed by Robert Wilson)
Overall Season Sponsors & Supporters GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Associated Newspapers Limited
B.A.T Industries p.l.c.
CCF Corporate Members
CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ Bank of Ireland
EVIAN Natural Mineral Water BULGARI
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY P.L.C. CARTIER Ltd
GENERAL UTILITIES PLC CHANEL
Ibis UK Ltd, part of the ACCOR World-wide Commercial Union pic
Group of Hotels Robert Fleming Holdings Limited
LVMH - Moet Hennessy . Louis Vuitton L'OREAL
Paribas MARKS & SPENCER
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Matra BAe Dynamics
Company Renault UK
Publicis Societe Generale
RAIL EUROPE UK LIMITED Tarmac pic
The Rayne Foundation
Rothmans UK Holdings Limited Educational Projects' Supporters & Sponsors
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited The Central Bureau for Educational
Rothschild & Cie Banque Visits & Exchanges
Monsieur Albert Roux The Vivien Duffield Foundation
The Royal National Theatre Foundation Ecovert South Limited
Monsieur et Madame Wafic Rida Said Elf Exploration UK pic
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Performance Sponsors The Lever Charitable Trust
Oh Les Beaux Jours by Beckett Matra BAe Dynamics
(directed by Peter Brook) The Reuter Foundation
CITROEN The Sir John Swire Charitable Trust
TOTAL
The French Theatre Season Ltd is a registered charity