Guy Vassal (8 March 1941 – 13 November 2022) was a French playwright.[1]
Guy Vassal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1941 |
| Died | 13 November 2022 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Playwright |
Biography
editBorn in Toulouse in 1941, Vassal studied under Charles Dullin.[2] At the age of 20, during the Algerian War, he joined the cast of Antigone, directed by Jean Vilar.[2] In 1963, his first play, Le Temps des troubadours, covered the Albigensian Crusade.[2] It was adapted for television in many shows, including L'Affaire Calas.[2]
From the 1970s to 2000, Vassal created and directed many festivals in Albi, Aigues-Mortes,[3] Carcassonne, and Lattes.[2] At the same time, he led a "militant activity of theatrical decentralization" and created the Théâtre populaire des Cévennes.[4] In some plays, such as Grappes de ma vigne, he focused on novelistic writing, which led to his publication of La Boussole in 2006.[2]
Vassal died on 13 November 2022, at the age of 81.[5]
Books
edit- La Dame fantôme (2001)
- La Boussole : des confins de la Sibérie à Versailles avec le messager de Lapérouse (2006)
- Coup de balai pour Don Juan (2015)
References
edit- ^ Bernède, Jérémy (17 November 2022). "Figure du théâtre en région et écrivain féru d'histoire, Guy Vassal s'est éteint à l'âge de 81 ans". Midi Libre (in French). Carcassonne. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Bernié-Boissard, Catherine; Boissard, Michel; Velay, Serge (2009). Petit dictionnaire des écrivains du Gard (in French). Nîmes: Alcide. ISBN 978-2-917743-07-2.
- ^ Godard, Colette (10 August 1979). "À AIGUES-MORTES Vacances reposantes". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Sganarelle dans les Cévennes". Le Monde (in French). 13 January 1978. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Un hommage public à Guy Vassal ce vendredi". Midi Libre (in French). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.