Edmond de Bergerac

Royal and Derngate, Northampton, April 9 to 13

Edmond de Bergerac, Alexis Michalik’s hilarious award-winning comedy and French theatre phenomenon, comes to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate from Tuesday as part of its UK premiere tour.

The five-time Molière Award-winning comedy features a star cast led by Freddie Fox as Edmond Rostand, alongside Henry Goodman as Constant Coquelin, Josie Lawrence as Sarah Bernhardt and Chizzy Akudolu as Maria. This English language premiere has a new translation by Jeremy Sams and is directed by Roxana Silbert. Edmond de Bergerac is the hilarious story behind Cyrano de Bergerac. Set in Paris in 1897, playwright Edmond Rostand (Freddie Fox) is approaching his thirtieth birthday with no new plays but a whole lot of worries. He has not written anything in two years and in desperation has promised a new play to the acting superstar, Constant Coquelin (Henry Goodman).

A desperate Edmond draws on his problems to write a new comedy. It will be an unbelievable tale about the demands of his producers, the whims of the actresses, the jealousy of his wife, his doubting colleagues and the romantic adventures of his best friend. It shall be called Cyrano de Bergerac! Tickets from the Box Office on 01604 624811 or online at www.royalandderngate. co.uk.

Milton Keynes Theatre, April 9-13