The Balcony (Le Balcon) is a 1956 play by Jean Genet. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Genet (ʒɑ̃ ʒəˈnɛ in French ( –) was a prominent controversial French writer and later political activist.
Most of the action takes place in a special brothel that the madam refers to as a "house of illusions". For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. The brothel is constructed of various rooms where "scenes" or role-plays are acted out by the patrons. Patronage is the support encouragement privilege and often financial aid given by a person or an organization Genet uses this setting to explore roles of power in society, for example, in one of the more sadomasochistic scenes a patron assumes the role of a judge who is punishing a thief, and the roles of the judge, executioner, and criminal are explored. Sadism refers to Sexual or non-sexual gratification in the infliction of Pain or humiliation upon or by another person Meanwhile, as these scenes unfold, there is a revolution going on outside in the city, and the occupants of the brothel are anxiously awaiting the coming of the Chief of Police. A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively Genet also explores the role of the image in modern society as one of the prostitutes, Chantal, quits the brothel and becomes the embodiment of the spirit of the revolution. The Chief of Police eventually appears and it is revealed to the occupants of the brothel that the leaders of society (the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Bishop, the General, etc. ) have all been killed. Using the costumes and props in the house of illusions, the patrons' roles are realized when they pose in public as the societal figures in an effort to restore authority and order.
The play was originally produced in London, England, in 1957, at the Arts Theatre where it had to be arranged to be performed at a "private club" to get around the Lord Chamberlain's ban on public performances of the play. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Arts Theatre was a small club theatre in Great Newport Street Central London which seats 347 in a two-tier basement auditorium The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished Genet himself participated in the theatrics by accusing the director of ruining his play during the opening night performance. The production received mixed reviews. Genet preferred the Peter Brook production in Paris, France, in 1960. Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE (born 21 March 1925) is a British theatre and Film director and innovator Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The New York stage production was based on Brook's version. Translated by Bernard Frechtman, the play had its New York première, Off-Broadway, at the Circle in the Square Downtown theatre. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The Circle in the Square Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 235 West 50th Street in midtown Manhattan. It was directed by José Quintero and featured Nancy Marchand, Grayson Hall, Sylvia Miles, Arthur Malet and Salome Jens. José Benjamin Quintero ( October 15, 1924 &ndash February 26, 1999) was a Panamanian theatre director Producer and Nancy Marchand ( June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress whose long career encompassed Theatre Grayson Hall ( September 18 1922 – August 7 1985) was an Oscar -nominated American actress. Sylvia Miles (born September 9, 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated American actress Arthur Malet (born 24 September 1927) is an English Actor. Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, England; he was raised in Wales Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actress
A film version directed by Joseph Strick was released in 1963. Joseph Strick (b July 6, 1923 in Braddock Pennsylvania) is an American director, producer and screenwriter It starred Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Leonard Nimoy. Shelley Winters (August 18 1920 &ndash January 14 2006 was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning Lee Grant (born October 31, 1927) is an American Academy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated Theater, Film Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and
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