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Rattigan's French Without Tears At Orange Tree

Published on

September 4, 2015

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French Without Tears by Terrence Rattigan at the Orange Tree Theatre

For the first time in a generation Terence Rattigan's 1936 comedy will have a London run at the Orange Tree Theatre.

After a group of young men arrive at Monsieur Maingot’s French school for the summer to cram for the Diplomatic exam, their concentration is disrupted by beautiful visitor Diana Lake. Quelle surprise, they must learn another new language: girls.

At first, it seems pretty simple. Kit loves Diana and she loves him. And Bill. Oh, and darling Alan, of course. Then there’s Jack: she’s in love too. Meanwhile, Babe conceals his feelings…

Not so simple after all.

French Without Tears will be directed by Orange Tree Artistic Director Paul Miller. Casting includes Laila Alj, William Belchambers, Alexander Bhat, Joe Eyre, Genevieve Gaunt, Tom Hanson, Patrick McNamee, David Whitworth and Sarah Winter.

French Without Tears is designed by Simon Daw, lighting design by Mark Doubleday, Costumes by Holly Rose Henshaw with David Shrubsole as composer.

French Without Tears runs at the Orange Tree Theatre from 8 October - 21 November 2015.

French Without Tears at Orange Tree Theatre

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