Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Anthony Burgess
Town & Gown Players, 1997-98 Mainstage season
What a wonderful script. Cyrano has been a minor obsession of mine since I saw the great, great José Ferrer's movie sometime in the 50s. The original script was one of the first pieces of French literature I ever read. And to discover the Burgess translation was a revelation (especially after reading half a dozen lame versions). So I took the show on as my first directing project. You can view several pages of photos, mostly of the cast.
You may have been linked to this page when looking for a Cyrano script. As you've gathered already, I favor the translation by Anthony Burgess, which you can order from Applause Publishing. It's listed under "Plays, Classic." If that doesn't suit you or if you like to compare before you select a version, start from my script links page and work through the list of publishers, or consult any bookseller. There are a couple of dozen English-language Cyranose.
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Cyrano de Bergerac