Making a scène: the five French dramatists you should meet | Michael Billington
The British have long been sniffy about French theatre, but classic playwrights from Molière to Marivaux deserve another lookWe seem to have a love-hate relationship with French drama. We occasionally revive Racine and Corneille while sniffing airily at the way such neo-classic drama rigidly observes the unities. We also periodically dip into French farce while tut-tutting at its dubious taste, especially all those …