Jean Audureau
Born1932
Cholet, France
Died2001
Paris, France
OccupationWriter and playwright
NationalityFrench
Periodmodern

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

References

  1. Knapp, Bettina L. (1978). "Jean Audureau's Mysterious World of Whimsey". Modern Language Studies. 8 (3): 49–55. doi:10.2307/3194332. JSTOR 3194332.
  2. "Audureau, Jean". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. Pavis, Patrice; Shantz, Christine (1998). Dictionary of the theatre: terms, concepts, and analysis. p. 324.
  4. Mounsef, Donia; Féral, Josette (2007). The transparency of the text: contemporary writing for the stage. p. 21.


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