Thieves' Carnival

{{Short description|1938 play written by French playwright Jean Anouilh}}

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| name = Le Bal des Voleurs

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| writer = Jean Anouilh

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| premiere = 17 August 1938

| place = Théâtre des Arts
Paris, France

| orig_lang = French

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| genre = Comedy ballet

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Le Bal des Voleurs (Thieves' Carnival) is a play written by French playwright Jean Anouilh, first staged at Théâtre des Arts, Paris on 17 August 1938.

Later productions

Thieves' Carnival was presented on the televised series The Play of the Week in 1959.

==Awards and nominations==

  • 1955 Vernon Rice Award for Best Production (Drama Desk Awards)

References

  • {{cite book|last=Anouilh|first=Jean|title=Le bal des voleurs, comédie-ballet|edition=First |language=French|location=Paris|publisher=s.n.|year=1938|oclc=1634935}}
  • {{cite book|last=Anouilh|first=Jean|title=Thieves' Carnival, A Play in Four Acts|location=London|publisher=Methuen|year=1952|oclc=1051597}}