Colombe (play)

Colombe is a play in four acts by French dramatist Jean Anouilh, written in 1950, created at the Théâtre de l'Atelier on February 10, 1951, in a mise-en-scène, set and costumes by André Barsacq and published in 1951 at Éditions de la Table ronde 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: André Barsacq
• Set: André Barsacq
• Costumes: André Barsacq
• Characters and actors:
  • Colombe: Danièle Delorme
  • Julien: Yves Robert
  • Madame Georges: Gabrielle Fontan
  • Madame Alexandra:
  • Le pédicure: Jacques Rispal
  • La Surette (the sour one): Jacques Dufilho
  • Armand: José Quaglio
  • Desfournettes:
  • Poète-Chéri:
  • Le coiffeur (the hairdresser): Henri Djanik
  • Du Bartas:
  • 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
  • Julien: Yves Robert
  • Madame Georges:
  • Madame Alexandra: Marie Ventura
  • Le pédicure: Roger Marino
  • La Surette: Jacques Dufilho
  • Armand: José Quaglio
  • Desfournettes:
  • Poète-Chéri:
  • Le coiffeur:
  • Du Bartas: Paul Oettly

Comédie des Champs-Élysées, 1974[]

• Mise en scène: Jean Anouilh and Roland Piétri
• Set:
• Costumes: Jean-Denis Malclès
• Characters and actors:
  • Colombe: Danièle Lebrun
  • Julien:
  • Madame Georges: Annette Poivre
  • Madame Alexandra:
  • Le pédicure:
  • La Surette:
  • Armand:
  • Desfournettes: Roland Piétri
  • Poète-Chéri: Robert Murzeau
  • Le coiffeur:
  • Du Bartas: Pierre Bertin

Comédie des Champs-Élysées, 1996[]

After January 19, 1996, at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées.

• Mise en scène: Michel Fagadau
• Set:
• Costumes: Ghislain Ury
• Lighting:
• Characters and actors:
  • Colombe: Laure Marsac
  • Julien:
  • Geneviève Page
  • Jean-Paul Roussillon
  • Gabriel Cattand

Comédie des Champs-Élysées, 2010[]

• Mise en scène: Michel Fagadau
• Set:
• Costumes:
• Characters and actors:
  • Colombe: Sara Giraudeau
  • Julien:
  • Madame Alexandra: Anny Duperey
  • La Surette: Rufus
  • Du Bartas:
  • Madame Georges: Fabienne Chaudat
  • Emile Robinet or Poète-Chéri:
  • Le coiffeur:
  • Armand:
  • Desfournettes:
  • Machinists: , ,

At the 2010 Molière Award, Anny Duperey was nominated for Best Actress, Fabienne Chaudat for Best Supporting Actor and for Best Costumes.

The presentation of May 15, 2010 was broadcast live on France 2.