Thieves' Carnival

Le Bal des Voleurs
Written by	Jean Anouilh
Date premiered	17 August 1938
Place premiered	Théâtre des Arts Paris, France
Original language	French
Genre	Comedy ballet

Le Bal des Voleurs (Thieves' Carnival) is a play written by French playwright Jean Anouilh, first staged at Théâtre des Arts, Paris on 17 August 1938.

Later productions

Thieves' Carnival was presented on the televised series Play of the Week in 1959.

Awards and nominations

1955 Vernon Rice Award for Best Production (Drama Desk Awards)

References

Anouilh, Jean (1938). Le bal des voleurs, comédie-ballet (in French) (First ed.). Paris: s.n. OCLC 1634935.
Anouilh, Jean (1952). Thieves' Carnival, A Play in Four Acts. London: Methuen. OCLC 1051597.

External links

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play (1955–1974)

The Way of the World / Thieves' Carnival / Twelfth Night / The Merchant of Venice / The White Devil (1955) The Iceman Cometh (1956) No award (1957–1974)

Complete list (1955–1974) (1975–2000) (2001–2025)

Plays by Jean Anouilh

Y'avait un prisonnier Le Voyageur sans bagage Thieves' Carnival Eurydice Antigone Invitation to the Castle Ardèle ou la Marguerite Colombe The Waltz of the Toreadors The Lark Médée Humulus le muet Becket Dear Antoine: or, the Love That Failed Les Poissons rouges ou Mon père ce héros Chers zoiseaux