Jean Audureau Explained
| Jean Audureau |
| Birth Date: | 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Cholet, France |
| Death Date: | 2001 |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Writer and playwright |
| Nationality: | French |
| Period: | modern |
Jean Audureau (1932–2001) was a French writer and playwright known for the whimsey of his work.[1]
Life and career
Jean Audureau was born in Cholet, France. He wrote his first play La Réception in 1956, and began his career in earnest in 1966 with À Memphis il y a un homme d’une force prodigieuse. He continued his success with Le Jeune Homme (1970), La Lève (1975) and Félicité (1983). More contemporary plays include Katherine Barker (1993), À l’image d’Hélène (1996) and L’Élégant Profil d’une Bugatti sous la lune (2002).[2] Andureau was noted for the quality of his composition.[3] [4]
Audureau died in Paris in 2001.
Works
Details on selected works include:
- Le Jeune Homme, directed by Dominique Quéhec, Théâtre National de Chaillot
- À Memphis il y a un homme d’une force prodigieuse, directed by Henri Ronse, Comédie-Française au Théâtre National de l'Odéon
- Félicité, directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent, world premiere at the Comédie-Française
- Katherine Barker, directed by de Jean-Louis Thamin, Théâtre des Abbesses
Notes and References
- 3194332. Jean Audureau's Mysterious World of Whimsey . 8 . 49–55. Knapp . Bettina L. . Modern Language Studies . 1978 . 3 . 10.2307/3194332 .
- Web site: Audureau, Jean . 8 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313224646/http://www.imec-archives.com/fonds_archives_fiche.php?i=ADU . 13 March 2012 .
- Book: Dictionary of the theatre: terms, concepts, and analysis. registration. 324. Patrice. Pavis. Christine. Shantz. 1998.
- Book: The transparency of the text: contemporary writing for the stage. 21. Donia. Mounsef. Josette. Féral. 2007.
