Cyrano De Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand, Edwin Morgan
This version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" has been translated by Edwin Morgan into Glaswegian Scots. There is also an introduction that sets the play in its time and discusses the translation. The Communicado Theatre's production of this verse rendering won the 1992 Edinburgh Fringe First award.
Paperback
Scots
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Publisher Description
Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, an 'heroic comedy' of love and honour, has enjoyed various revivals in the cinema and on the stage, and undergoes yet another metamorphosis in this brilliant translation by Edwin Morgan. Made for the Communicado Theatre Company's production at the 1992 Edinburgh festival, it was a triumphant success with public and critics alike: it won a Fringe First award and also a special prize from the Hamada foundation, administered by the Scotsman. Morgan's Glasgow-based Scots version, with its verve and energy, reinvigorates rostand's classic with a sharp immediacy of both humour and pathos. There is a virtuousity of language that pleases the ear, but it is never allowed to override the emotional charge this famour story delivers.
Review
Cyrano
"One of the great achievements of the decade."
- Mark Fisher, The Herald, 31/8/2000.
"...vigorous, funny, and colourful ... this translation was the inspirational foundation on
which director Gerry Mulgrew built his highly popular production."
- Mark Fisher, The Herald, 31/8/1999.
Long Description
Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, an 'heroic comedy' of love and honour, has enjoyed various revivals in the cinema and on the stage, and undergoes yet another metamorphosis in this brilliant translation by Edwin Morgan. Made for the Communicado Theatre Company's production at the 1992 Edinburgh festival, it was a triumphant success with public and critics alike: it won a Fringe First award and also a special prize from the Hamada foundation, administered by the Scotsman. Morgan's Glasgow-based Scots version, with its verve and energy, reinvigorates rostand's classic with a sharp immediacy of both humour and pathos. There is a virtuousity of language that pleases the ear, but it is never allowed to override the emotional charge this famour story delivers.
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