Colombe
Denis Cannan’s English adaptation of the Jean Anouilh play.
“The original production of COLOMBE in Paris was adjudged Anouilh in his most bitter mood. This adaptation for English consumption by Denis Cannan is perhaps purged of some of the cruelty. The comedy is there in full measure, the irony and tragedy not so strongly marked, but few could deny that, clothed in Peter Brook’s masterly production, the play is colourful theatre.” – Theatre World, February 1952
Cast & Crew
Cast
| A chiropodist | Billie Hill |
|---|---|
| A hairdresser | Vernon Greeves |
| A manicurist | Penelope Munday |
| Colombe | Joyce Redman |
| Desfournettes | David Horne |
| Emile Robinet | Esme Percy |
| Joseph | Peter Wigzell |
| Julien | Michael Gough |
| Lagarde | Lawrence Naismith |
| Leon | Timothy Forbes Adam |
| Madame Alexandra | Yvonne Arnaud |
| Madame Georges | Edie Martin |
| Paul | John Stratton |
| Surette | Eliot Makeham |
| Madame Georges | Rosalind Atkinson
(started 13th December 1951) |
Crew | |
| Adapted by | Denis Cannan |
| Costumes by | Motley |
| Designer | Hubert Gurschner
(credited as Gurschner) |
| Designer | Stanley Moore |
| Director | Peter Brook |
| Music composed by | John Hotchkis |
| Presented by arrangement with | Bronson Albery |
| Press Representative | Vivienne Byerley |
| Production Manager | Ian Dow |
| Stage Manager | Judith Spearman |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Andrew Broughton |
| Chief Engineer | Joe Davis |
| Chief Wardrobe Supervisor | Lily Taylor |
| Furs by | Sidney Prager |
| General Manager | Bernard Gordon |
| Jewellery by | Vernon Dixon |
| Manager and Stage Director | Philip Easton |
| Men’s shirts by | George Copper |
| Miss Joyce Redman’s clothes by | Elizabeth Curzon |
| Miss Joyce Redman’s corsets by | Madame Ray |
| Miss Yvonne Arnaud’s Chinese head-dress by | Hugh Skillan |
| Miss Yvonne Arnaud’s shoes by | Rayne |
| Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
| Wigs by | Wig Creations |
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