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The Lark
Full-Length Play, Drama / 5f, 13m
Jean Anouilh, Christopher Fry
The Lark
by Jean Anouilh
Translated by Christopher Fry
To the great lords of her time as well as the politicians of the Church expediency was God. So the Maid had to die. So to Warwick and Cauchon, her life has the'somewhat artificial, and certainly impersonal, quality of a play. Short scenes from it are…
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Cast Size
5f, 13m -
Subgenre
Period, Docudrama/History, Faith-Based
Details
Summary
To the great lords of her time as well as the politicians of the Church expediency was God. So the Maid had to die. So to Warwick and Cauchon, her life has the'somewhat artificial, and certainly impersonal, quality of a play. Short scenes from it are played out during the trial as they struggle to turn her simplicity into heresy. But it is the glory of her life rather than the tragedy that is the triumphant climax of the play.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period 15th Century
- Setting A permanent setting
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh was born in Bordeaux on June 23, 1910. After completing his early
schooling, Anouilh studied law for a short time at the Sorbonne, and then
worked as a copywriter at Publicité Damour. He also wrote comic scenes for the
cinema. In 1929 he collaborated with Jean ...
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