Colombe

Summary: 1969 ATV production for ITV of Colombe by Jean Anouilh.
Theatre play: Colombe by Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [more information]
Play synopsis: '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.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombe_%28play%29.
Production history: Written in 1950, performed at the Théâtre de l’Atelier in February 1951 in a production by André Barsacq.
Date of transmission: Monday 16 June 1969
Time: 8.30-10.00pm
Series: ITV Playhouse
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)

Director

John Gorrie

Producer

John Sichel

Adapted for the Stage by

Denis Cannan

Playwright

Jean Anouilh (1910-1987)

Adapted for Television by

John Gorrie

Designer

Michael Eve

Executive Producer

Cecil Clarke

Cast

Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: French drama; military / army / navy / air-force; theatre or acting, as theme

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