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La Bête is a 1991 comedy play by American playwright David Hirson.Written in rhymed couplets of iambic pentameter, the Molière-inspired story, set in 17th-century France, pits dignified, stuffy Elomire, the head of the royal court-sponsored theatre troupe, against the foppish, frivolous street entertainer Valere, whom the troupe's patron, Prince Conti, wishes them to bring aboard.
La Bête is French for "the beast" and may refer to: La Bête (card game), an historic French card game, the first to feature bidding; La Bête (film), a 1975 French horror film by Borowczyk; La Bête (play), a 1991 comedy by David Hirson; La Bête (2023 film), a 2023 French film by Bertrand Bonello
David Hirson's play La Bête, written in the style of Molière, includes the character Elomire as an anagrammatic parody of him. The 2023 musical Molière, l'Opéra Urbain , directed by Bruno Berberes and staged at the Dôme de Paris from 11 November 2023, to 18 February 2024, is a retelling of the life of Molière using a blend of historical ...
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La Bête (7 July – 4 September 2010) by David Hirson, starring Mark Rylance, David Hyde Pierce and Joanna Lumley [35] Birdsong (28 September 2010 – 15 January 2011) based on the book by Sebastian Faulks, starring Ben Barnes [36] The Children's Hour (9 February – 7 May 2011) by Lillian Hellman, starring Keira Knightley [37]
La Bête: David Hirson: An Evening with Gary Lineker: Arthur Smith and Chris England: It's Ralph: Hugh Whitemore: 1993; The Rise and Fall of Little Voice: Jim Cartwright: Lost in Yonkers: Neil Simon: On the Piste: John Godber: 1994; Hysteria: Terry Johnson: April in Paris: John Godber: The Life of Stuff: Simon Donald Time of My Life: Alan ...
2000: La Didone, opera composed by Francesco Cavalli, musical director Christophe Rousset; 2001: La Bête dans la jungle adapted by Marguerite Duras, based on the play by James Lord and the novel by Henry James; 2002: Savannah Bay by Marguerite Duras; 2003: ...Où boivent les vaches by Roland Dubillard
Likewise, La Bete by David Hirson, which endeavours to recreate Moliere's farces in rhyming couplets, enjoyed several prominent productions on both sides of the Atlantic. David Ives , known best for his short, absurdist work, has turned to " transladaptation " (his word) in his later years: translating and updating French farces, such as The ...