All Formats & Editions

Regarded as one of the greatest dramas ever written, Cyrano de Bergerac is the story of the silver-tongued soldier whose unfortunate looks drive him to woo his love by speaking for his handsome but dull-witted rival. Cyrano de Bergerac occupies a unique place in the modern theater... Read Full Overview

The inspiration for the musical film adaptation starring Peter Dinklage and directed by Joe Wright

Tonight When I make my sweeping bow at heaven's gate, One thing I shall still possess, at any rate, Unscathed, something outlasting mortal flesh, And that is ... My panache.'

With energetically witty English verse throughout, Anthony Burgess' translation of this well-loved 19th-century French classic about the swordsman-poet with the nose too large to be taken seriously was first acclaimed in the 1985 Royal Shakespeare Company production starring... Read Full Overview

Based on the real life of the seventeenth century French dramatist of the same name, "Cyrano de Bergerac" is Edmond Rostand's classic romantic play. Cyrano, a cadet in the French Army, is a talented duelist, poet, and musician, however, he has extreme self-doubt in matters... Read Full Overview

First published at the end of the XIX century, Cyrano de Bergerac became immediately a literary and theatrical sensation, winning the Legion d'Honneur for its author and immortality for the main character.The play remains one of the most performed to this day and Cyrano one of... Read Full Overview

CYRANO DE BERGERAC has been among the most popular dramas of the Western world since its first production in 1897. Though Edmond Rostand's story is entirely fictional, his characters bear the names and titles of historical figures. Rostand's plot is familiar to millions around... Read Full Overview

Cyrano de Bergerac est la plus c?l?bre pi?ce de th?'tre d'Edmond Rostand, ?crite et jou?e pour la premi?re fois ? Paris en 1897 avec un triomphe sans pareil.La profondeur du personnage de Cyrano, contraint entre courage et timidit?, amour et souffrance, id?alisme et g?n?rosit?... Read Full Overview

This acclaimed adaptation for the stage has garnered such reviews as: "Emotional depth Rostand himself would surely have envied...Burgess' extravagant verse keeps its contours, yet trips off the tongue almost as though it were contemporary speech." -London Times. Performance... Read Full Overview

Edmond Eug?ne Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is known best for his play Cyrano de Bergerac.

Cyrano, the gallant soldier and brilliant wit, also is a timid lover, and, because of his nose, woos his love by proxy of a more handsome man.

Cyrano's witty, heartbreaking story of hidden love and poetic deception comes to life in comic form.

Paris, 1640, the gifted and charismatic poet Cyrano de Bergerac finds himself deeply in love with the beautiful and intellectual Roxane. Considering himself too... Read Full Overview

Rostand's masterpiece in verse CYRANO DE BERGERAC has enchanted audiences worldwide since the play's 1897 premiere in Paris. The iconic title role has inspired countless actors to light up stages large and small with wit, passion, and swashbuckling bravado. The play has seen... Read Full Overview

This Cyrano is both heartwarming and a challenge to heteronormacy...it pulls you into its vibrant and vivacious energy. --BroadwayWorld

Cyrano is the most interesting person in any room--a wordsmith, a charmer. She works twice as hard and... Read Full Overview

Based on the life of a little known writer, Rostand's hero has become a figure of theatrical legend: Cyrano, with the nose of a clown and the soul of a poet, is by turns comic and sad, as reckless in love as in war, and never at a loss for words.

Since its premier in 1897, Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac has remained a classic of the world stage. With a heart as big as his nose, the poet-swordsman lends his words and wit to the handsome but tongue-tied Christian to win the hand of the fair Roxane. But, who does she... Read Full Overview