Le Procès Veauradieux
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Le Procès Veauradieux is an 1875 farce
written by Alfred Hennequin
and Alfred Delacour. It was one of the major successes of Hennequin's career and is said to have inspired Dion Boucicault
's comedy Forbidden Fruit. It was revived in London to critical acclaim in 2010 at the Orange Tree Theatre
under the title Once Bitten.
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
written by Alfred Hennequin
Alfred Hennequin
Alfred Hennequin was a Belgian dramatist who had a successful career as a writer of comedies. He is recognised as one of the innovators in the genre of farce. Georges Feydeau, whose name is synonymous with French farce, publicly acknowledged his debt to Hennequin...
and Alfred Delacour. It was one of the major successes of Hennequin's career and is said to have inspired Dion Boucicault
Dion Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot , commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the...
's comedy Forbidden Fruit. It was revived in London to critical acclaim in 2010 at the Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre
The Orange Tree Theatre is a 172-seat theatre at 1 Clarence Street, Richmond in south west London, built specifically as a theatre in the round....
under the title Once Bitten.