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Cyrano De Bergerac: A New Prose Translation
Cyrano De Bergerac: A New Prose Translation
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Author: Edmond Rostand Translated by: John Murrell Publisher: Talonbooks Format: Softcover # of Pages: 160 Pub. Date: 1995 ISBN-10: 0921368437 ISBN-13: 9780921368434 Cast Size: 5 women and 12 men, plus many minor characters
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About the Play:
Cyrano de Bergerac is an epic and heroic tale by Edmond
Rostand in an English prose translation by John Murrell.
This play is a giant romance: funny, dreadful, thrilling. It is THE
classic tale of unrequited love – the secret of the
imposing, poetic, fearsome and famously big-nosed title character.
Duels and battles mix with love poetry under the moon.
Edmond Rostand's beloved classic, Cyrano de Bergerac,
has fascinated and enchanted generations. Not since 1938 has there
been a more readable or stageable prose translation of this classic
favourite. With a rich tapestry of gallant soldiers, starving poets,
musketeers, marquises, and bluestockings, Cyrano de Bergerac
moves along with a fast-paced plot and a cast of delightful major and
minor characters. At its heart is the chivalrous and intelligent
Cyrano, masterful soldier, accomplished poet, ferocious orator,
chivalrous lover…and the possessor of an extraordinary nasal
appendage!
Cyrano de Bergerac was an instant success when it was
performed in Paris in 1897, and it soon became one of the most famous
French plays of all time.
Cast: 5 women and 12 men, plus many minor characters
What people say:
"[Cyrano de Bergerac
is a] brilliant … unforgettable … impressive achievement…."
— Edmonton Journal
"The original was written in French verse, but Theatre in the Rough's
version is a prose translation written by John Murrell,
[that] provides modern audiences more direct access to the story. Murrell's translation was also chosen for its humor and wit."
— Juneau Empire
About the Playwrights:
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1869 to 1918) was a French
poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is
best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic
plays provided an alternative to the naturalistic theatre popular
during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand's works, Les
Romanesques, was adapted to the musical comedy, The
Fantasticks.
John Murrell (1945-2019) is one of Canada's best known international
playwrights. His dramas focus on real people and cultural icons. He
has also written operas, and translated works by anyone from
Sophocles to Chekhov. He has headed the Banff Playwright's Colony and
the Theatre Section of the Canada Council, been Associate Director of
the Stratford Festival and Artistic Director of the Banff Centre for
the Arts, and is a multiple Chalmers Award winner. For his enormous
contributions to the arts in his adopted province and country, the
Texas-born Murrell received the Alberta Order of Excellence and was
appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His plays have been
translated into 15 languages and produced in more than 35 countries
around the world. |
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