Overview
As incomparable in swordplay and wordplay as he is, the gallant soldier, philosopher, and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is as timid as a schoolboy before the fair Roxanne. Derek Jacobi delivers an electrifying award-winning portrayal of Rostand's legendary log-nosed swordsman in this highly acclaimed production from the world's premier theatre troupe, The Royal Shakespeare Company. The bold Cyrano boasts he can defeat a hundred men in a swordfight, but because of his grotesque nose lacks the confidence to court the woman he loves. Yet so entranced with Roxanne is Cyrano that he uses the eloquence of his poetry to woo her for a rival.
DirectorTerry Hands
Top Casts
Derek Jacobi
Cyrano de Bergerac
John Carlisle
Le Comte de Guiche
John Bowe
Le Bret
Pete Postlethwaite
Ragueneau
Tom Mannion
Christian de Neuvillette
Sinéad Cusack
Roxanne
Jimmy Gardner
Doorkeeper / Capuchin
Richard Clifford
Cavalryman / Gascony Cadet
Robert Clare
D'Artagnan / Gascony Cadet
Philip Dennis
Flunkey / Gascony Cadet
Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesstratford-barbican, Royal Shakespeare Company, Channel 4 Television
