Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand
in a new version by Derek Mahon
Part of The Travelex £10 Season
My life story –cloaked in the dark, a man
whom no-one sees,
while someone else ascends
the jasmine trees
and claims the wonderful,
the ultimate prize.
Swordsman, poet, philosopher, Cyrano de Bergerac. His musketeer-heroics combine with rapier wit, but the bravado belies a passionate love for his exquisite cousin, Roxane. Too ugly to win her for himself, or so he thinks, he agrees to woo her on behalf of another. His tender verse gives voice to the inarticulate, dashing Christian, gaining him her heart just before both men depart for war.
A wildly romantic story laced with swagger, gallantry and sacrifice.
Stephen Rea takes the title role.
Cyrano de Bergerac finished on: 24 June 2004
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