The Human Voice

Summary

1966 Rediffusion production for ITV of the one-woman play The Human Voice by Jean Cocteau.

Theatre play

The Human Voice [La Voix humaine] by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) [more information]

Play synopsis

'A monologue set in Paris, where a middle-aged woman is on a phone call with her lover of the last five years. He is to marry another woman the next day, which causes her to despair. The monologue traces the woman’s mental breakdown.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Voice.

Production history

First staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930. First London production in 1938.

Date of transmission

Wednesday 30 November 1966

Time

9.45-10.45pm

Channel

ITV

Production company

Rediffusion (1964-68)

Credits

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Producers

Lars Schmidt, David Susskind

Playwright

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Adapted for Television by

Clive Exton

Translator

Carl Wildman

Designer

Michael Yates

Associate Producer

Jacqueline Babbin

Cast

Ingrid Bergman

Additional details

Play tags

France, as theme or setting; French drama; mental health / illness

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 24 November 1966 (Magazine)

Linking notes

full-page article, p. 2; listing, p. 39