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Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m
Richard Nelson
Madame Melville by Richard Nelson
"You become suddenly aware that you are in the presence of something rare and special." - The Daily Telegraph
Set in 1966 in a soon-to-be-exploding Paris, Madame Melville is the intimate story of Carl, a fifteen-year-old American, and his teacher, the beautiful Claudie Melville.
Published in the volume Richard Nelson: Plays 2: Three Plays of Adolescence, containing Madame Melville, Goodnight Children Everywhere and Franny's Way.
"short, sweet and extravagantly sentimental play..." - The New York Times
"'Madame Melville' may wind up melting even those determined to withstand its misty-eyed sensibility." - The New York Times
"Mr. Nelson revels in and shrewdly manipulates the conventions of the memory play in ways that are hard to resist." - The New York Times
"Nelson... writes with observant wit." - The Guardian
"Nelson has pinned down with exact compassion what happens when two worlds collide." - The Guardian
Richard Nelson's plays include The Gabriel Plays (Women Of A Certain Age, What Did You Expect?, Hungry), Oblivion, Nikolai And The Others, The Apple Family Plays (That Hopey Changey Thing, Sweet And Sad, Regular Singing), Farewell To The Theatre, Conversations In Tusculum, Fr ...
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