Cyrano de Bergerac
– As incomparable in swordplay and wordplay as he is, the gallant soldier, philosopher, and poet Cyran..
As incomparable in swordplay and wordplay as he is, the gallant soldier, philosopher, and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is as timid as a schoolboy before the fair Roxanne. Derek Jacobi delivers an electrifying award-winning portrayal of Rostand's legendary log-nosed swordsman in this highly acclaimed production from the world's premier theatre troupe, The Royal Shakespeare Company. The bold Cyrano boasts he can defeat a hundred men in a swordfight, but because of his grotesque nose lacks the confidence to court the woman he loves. Yet so entranced with Roxanne is Cyrano that he uses the eloquence of his poetry to woo her for a rival.
26 Dec 1985
English
Terry Hands, Michael A. Simpson
Anthony Burgess (translation), Edmond Rostand (play)
Jimmy Gardner, Richard Clifford, Robert Clare, Philip Dennis
The Royal Shakespeare Company's stage production of the story about the large-nosed swordsman/poet who writes love letters to Roxane, the woman he adores, to court her for the handsome ...