by Jean Anouilh · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070645565
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«Le Bal des Voleurs» is Jean Anouilh's comedy-ballet, published by Folio Junior Théâtre in paperback (192 pages, in French).
The action takes place in Vichy, where three petty thieves sow chaos with their small robberies. The wealthy Lady Hurf invites them to her villa, but the lady of the house is not as naive as she seems. Agile dialogue, breakneck pace and numerous gags make this play a comedy full of fantasy and light-heartedness.
Originally published in 1938, this 2012 edition includes pedagogical resources: comprehension activities, vocabulary, art history and an imaginary interview with the author.
Edition designed for students of French and young readers, with support material for working on the play in the classroom.
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 production of Sophocles' Antigone, which, though performed without objection by censors, was nevertheless seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's Vichy government. His plays are less experimental than those of his contemporaries, having clearly organized plot and eloquent dialogue. One of France's most prolific writers after World War II, much of Anouilh's work deals with themes of maintaining integrity in a world of moral compromise.
