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The Miser
17th century French comedy by Molière
The Imaginary Invalid
comedy-ballet by Molière
The Misanthrope
comedy by Molière
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Cyrano de Bergerac
play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand
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Ubu roi
1895 play by Alfred Jarry
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
comédie-ballet by Molière
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No Exit
1944 play by Jean-Paul Sartre
Scapin the Schemer
three-act comedy by Molière
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Rhinoceros
play by Eugène Ionesco
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Ruy Blas
tragedy by Victor Hugo
Le Médecin malgré lui
comedy play by Molière
The Just Assassins
play by Albert Camus
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
comédie-ballet by Molière
God of Carnage
play by Yasmina Reza
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The Maids
1946 play written by Jean Genet
Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu
Becket or The Honour of God (), often shortened to Becket, is a 1959 stage play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author acknowledged.
The Madwoman of Chaillot
drama by Jean Giraudoux
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Le Père
play written by Florian Zeller
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Knock
1923 play by Jules Romains
The Italian Straw Hat (play)
farce
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A Flea in Her Ear
play written by Georges Feydeau
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The Balcony
play written by Jean Genet
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Boeing-Boeing
play written by Marc Camoletti
The Condemned of Altona
1959 play written by Jean-Paul Sartre
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Marie Tudor
play by Victor Hugo
Angelo, Tyrant of Padua
play by Victor Hugo
Gismonda
Gismonda is a Greek-set melodrama in four acts by Victorien Sardou that premiered on October 31, 1894 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. In 1918, the play was adapted for the now lost film ''Love's Conquest. In 1918/1919, it was adapted into the opera Gismonda'' by Henry Février.
The Lady from Maxim's
comedy play by Georges Feydeau
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Le Dîner de Cons
comedy play
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Adrienne Lecouvreur
play by Ernest Legouvé and Eugène Scribe
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Topaze
play written by Marcel Pagnol
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L'Aigle à deux têtes
play written by Jean Cocteau
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La Cage aux Folles
play written by Jean Poiret
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Le Dindon
play by Georges Feydeau
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The Two Orphans
French play of 1874 by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon
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La Tosca
play by Victorien Sardou
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Journey Through the Impossible
play by Jules Verne and Adolphe d'Ennery
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Le voyageur sans bagage
1937 play written by Jean Anouilh
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Kean
1836 play by Alexandre Dumas
L'Idiote
'''''L'Idiote''' (The Idiot'') is a comic mystery play by Marcel Achard. It was first performed in France under that name at the Théâtre Antoine in Paris in 1960-1962.
L'Hôtel du libre échange
1894 French comedy
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It's Only the End of the World
1990 play written by Jean-Luc Lagarce
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The Glass of Water
1840 play written by Eugène Scribe
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Madame X
1908 play by Alexandre Bisson
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Le voyage de monsieur Perrichon
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