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Piaf and Cocteau

4 Extra Debut. Singer Edith Piaf and writer and artist, Jean Cocteau. A friendship of a lifetime. Stars Frances Barber and Simon Russell Beale.

Singer Edith Piaf is often associated with the streets and dingy clubs of Pigalle in Paris.

But her most enduring friendship was with one of France's most respected artists and aesthetes: Jean Cocteau, author of "Les Enfants Terribles."

Annie Caulfield's touching play charts their entwined lives and friendship - until their deaths within hours of each other.

Jean Cocteau .... Simon Russell Beale
Edith Piaf .... Frances Barber
Paul .... Patrick Baladi

Director: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2003.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Oct 2023 00:00

Broadcasts

  • Wed 11 Oct 2023 05:00
  • Wed 11 Oct 2023 10:00
  • Wed 11 Oct 2023 15:00
  • Thu 12 Oct 2023 00:00