La Machine à écrire explained

La Machine à écrire is a three-act play written by French dramatist Jean Cocteau, premiered on 29 April 1941 at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris.

It has been translated into English as The Typewriter by Ronald Duncan.^[1]

Original Cast

• Fred Jacques Baumer
• Didier Louis Salou
• Pascal Jean Marais
• Maxime Jean Marais
• Solange Gabrielle Dorziat
• Margot Michèle Alfa
• Postmistress Jandeline

External links

• A Queer Premiere: Jean Cocteau’s The Typewriter Part of the first chapter of the book The Drama of Fallen France: Reading la Comedie sans Tickets (2012) by Kenneth Krauss. Describes the scandal after the premiere.

Notes and References

1. Book: Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. 2014-09-16. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810893085. en.