Colombe is a play in four acts by French dramatist Jean Anouilh, written in 1950, created at the Théâtre de l'Atelier on February 10, 1951 in a mise-en-scène, set and costumes by André Barsacq and published in 1951 at Éditions de la Table ronde in Pièces brillantes.
A large self-centred actress lacking maternal fibre must face the return of her son Julien, who is intransigent and jealous of his brother Armand who his mother always babied. He refused any special favours in order to escape his three years of military service that awaited him, so he leaves his young, naïve and submissive wife Colombe. The mother decides to hire Colombe at the theatre. The woman would jump with joy, happy at becoming her own woman, and would break up with Julien.
Mise-en-scène: André BarsacqSet: André BarsacqCostumes: André BarsacqCharacters and actors:Colombe: Danièle DelormeJulien: Yves RobertMadame Georges: Gabrielle FontanMadame Alexandra: Marie VenturaLe pédicure: Jacques RispalLa Surette (the sour one): Jacques DufilhoArmand: José QuaglioDesfournettes: Marcel PérèsPoète-Chéri: Maurice JacquemontLe coiffeur (the hairdresser): Henri DjanikDu Bartas: Paul OettlyFirst Machinist: Georges NorelSecond Machinist: Charles NugueMise en scène: André BarsacqSet: André BarsacqCostumes: André BarsacqCharacters and actors:Colombe: Danièle DelormeJulien: Yves RobertMadame Georges: Madeleine GeoffroyMadame Alexandra: Marie VenturaLe pédicure: Roger MarinoLa Surette: Jacques DufilhoArmand: José QuaglioDesfournettes: Jean BrunelPoète-Chéri: Maurice NasilLe coiffeur: Jacques CironDu Bartas: Paul OettlyMise en scène: Jean Anouilh and Roland PiétriSet: Jean-Denis MalclèsCostumes: Jean-Denis MalclèsCharacters and actors:Colombe: Danièle LebrunJulien: Daniel ColasMadame Georges: Annette PoivreMadame Alexandra: Luce Garcia-VilleLe pédicure: Roger LauranLa Surette: Angelo BardiArmand: Michel BoyDesfournettes: Roland PiétriPoète-Chéri: Robert MurzeauLe coiffeur: Jean-Pierre DravelDu Bartas: Pierre BertinAfter January 19, 1996 at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées.
Mise en scène: Michel FagadauSet: Ghislain UryCostumes: Ghislain UryLighting: Laurent BéalCharacters and actors:Colombe: Laure MarsacJulien: Yannick SoulierGeneviève PageJean-Paul RoussillonGabriel CattandIsabelle MoulinJosiane LévêqueJosé PaulMise en scène: Michel FagadauSet: Mathieu DupuyCostumes: Pascale BordetCharacters and actors:Colombe: Sara GiraudeauJulien: Gregori BaquetMadame Alexandra: Anny DupereyLa Surette: RufusDu Bartas: Jean-Pierre MoulinMadame Georges: Fabienne ChaudatEmile Robinet or Poète-Chéri: Jean-Paul BordesLe coiffeur: Jean-François PargoudArmand: Benjamin BellecourDesfournettes: Etienne DraberMachinists: Bastien Cousseau, Frederic Duval, Yvon-Olivier GarciaAt the 2010 Molière Award, Anny Duperey was nominated for Best Actress, Fabienne Chaudat for Best Supporting Actor and Pascale Bordet for Best Costumes.
The presentation of May 15, 2010 was broadcast live on France 2.
