Jean Anouilh

Antigone, van Jean Anouilh, is een theatertekst, die geïnspireerd is op de antieke mythe, maar die ook breekt met de traditie van deze tragedie. Het is een herschrijving van het stuk van Sophocles, dat werd opgevoerd in de 5e eeuw voor Christus. In deze tragedie veroordeelt koning Kreon zijn nichtje Antigone ter dood …

Becket or The Honour of God is a play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author acknowledged.

Le voyageur sans bagage is a 1937 play in five acts by Jean Anouilh. Incidental music was written by Darius Milhaud.

The Lark is a 1952 play about Joan of Arc by the French playwright Jean Anouilh. It was presented on Broadway in English in 1955, starring Julie Harris as Joan and Boris Karloff as Pierre Cauchon. It was produced by Kermit Bloomgarden. Lillian Hellman made the English adaptation and Leonard Bernstein composed the …