Cyrano de Bergerac by Rostand (Derek Jacobi 1985 TV) 1/17

link here to a playlist of all these "Cyrano" uploads:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=14D0A4E858BD436F

Jimmy Gardner... Doorkeek
Philip Dennis... Flunkey
John Tramper... Flunkey
Geoffrey Freshwater... Musketeer
Alexandra Brook... Flowergirl
Niall Padden... Eater
Phillip Walsh... Drinker
Simon Clark... Citizen
Jayne Tottman... Citizen's Son
Paul Basson... Page
Stephen Kennedy... Page
Raymond Llewellyn... Pickpocket
Jeffery Dench... Marquis 1
David Glover... Marquis 2
Dennis Clinton... Cuigy
Edward Jewesbury... Brisaille
George R. Parsons... Lignière the Poet (as George Parsons)
Tom Mannion... Christian de Neuvillette
Penelope Beaumont... Precieuse
Clare Byam-Shaw... Precieuse
Cathy Finlay... Food Seller
Pete Postlethwaite... Ragueneau
John Bowe... Le Bret
Sinéad Cusack... Roxane
Jennie Goossens... Roxane's Duenna
John Carlisle... Le Comte de Guiche
Christopher Bowen... Le Vicomte de Valvert
Christopher Benjamin... Montfleury

Writers:
Edmond Rostand (play)
Anthony Burgess (translation)

Directed by Terry Hands
Original Music by Nigel Hess
Film Editing by David Martin
Production Design by Ralph Koltai
Costume Design by Alexander Reid

The RSC performed "Cyrano" and "Much Ado About Nothing" on alternating nights with this cast in London, New York and other cities--including Los Angeles, CA in the Olympic Arts Festival, 1984. And LA is where I managed to see these fine productions. Very fine indeed!

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Tags:

• Rostand
• Cyrano-de-Bergerac
• Tom-Mannion
• Sinéad-Cusack
• Pete-Postlethwaite
• play
• theatre
• theater

[QueenBoadicea]

This is one of my favorite plays in the pantheon of theater and I saw Derek Jacobi with the RSC perform it live so many years ago. I still have the T-shirt from the production in my drawer!

[dillonfreed]

what a romantic story --- in both senses of the word

[Prionic77]

I watched this years ago; the last time was on Bravo, back in the 90's, before it turned into reality tv tripefest. I always wanted to see this production again but wasn't sure which it was; lo and behold thanks to the combination of IMDB and youtube here I am! Thank you very much for adding this.

[rojblake82]

I would immagine Jayne Tottma, has well and truly left the acting profession by now, and is likely working in a bank, a building society, an office, a library, running a pub, running a restaurant or even working as a car mechanic, Many child actors and actresses leave the acting profession, after a period because they don,t want to be professional actors and actresses and they want a more regular job or they are unlucky in the acting profesion and cannot make it as actors and actresses.

[fdannen]

Thank you so much for posting this. What a shame, though, that they didn't use the superior Hooker translation :(

[brettishgal]

Is this able to buy, its awesome????

[NourN97]

i have a french test about this stupid story tomorrow, ugh ! and i didn't read the book, so I'm gonna watch it here now, maybe i'll understand it..

WISH ME GOOD LUCK :D

[mulciberus]

This adaptation by Burgess is crisp and cunning. Thanks so much for posting it!

[Leconciergecanfly]

It looks great, but can't I just find anything in French? T_T

[disneyworldmonorail1]

I love Cyrano de Bergerac and I was wondering if you had the play with Kevin Kline in it