Les Parents Terribles by Jean Cocteau

Les Parents Terribles by Jean Cocteau

A new translation of Jean Cocteau's greatest stage success.

'Jean Cocteau's razor-sharp, still risqué anatomy of family dysfunction fully lives up to its title.. lethally amusing'

* Telegraph *

'Cocteau's wonderfully observed tragic-farce may not shock the way it first did in 1938, but in Jeremy Sams' translation it still sparkles'

* Whatsonstage.com *

'In Jeremy Sams's witty translation, more Oedipal farce than high tragedy... Cocteau presents us with a vivid picture of erotic mayhem amongst the Parisian bourgeoisie'

* Guardian *

'Jean Cocteau wrote Les Parents Terribles in eight days at the start of 1938, bingeing on opium as he did so. It shows, for this comedy of sexual confusions is feverish and surreal. Presented here in the fine translation by Jeremy Sams'

* Evening Standard *

'The play's oddity is that it starts all Cowardy-custard, full of laughs as Yvonne emotes over the horror of her son finding a girlfriend ("Did I give birth to you for this?"). Then abruptly we are tipped into an Iris Murdoch world of incestuous discomfort and cruel blackmail as George and Leo sabotage the young, regret it, and it turns lethal'

* The Times *

Jeremy Sams is a British theatre director, writer, translator, orchestrator, musical director, film composer, and lyricist. His writing credits include: The Good Life (Fiery Angel, UK tour); A Damsel in Distress (Chichester Festival Theatre); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West End and Broadway); the musical Amour (Broadway); and Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz (West End and Toronto). He has translated many works for the stage, and has worked widely as a musical director, and composer for stage and screen.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781854592569
ISBN 10	1854592564
Title	Les Parents Terribles
Author	Jean Cocteau
Series	Nhb Classic Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	1996-02-01
Number of pages	88
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