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Deathwatch (play)

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Deathwatch (Haute Surveillance) is a play written by Jean Genet in 1947, performed for the first time in Paris at the Théâtre des Mathurins in February 1949 under the direction of Jean Marchat. [1]

7 relations: Capital punishment in France, Jean Genet, Jean Marchat, Paris, Play (theatre), Prison, Théâtre des Mathurins.

Capital punishment in France

Capital punishment in France (French: peine de mort en France) is banned by Article 66-1 of the Constitution of the French Republic, voted as a constitutional amendment by the Congress of the French Parliament on 19 February 2007 and simply stating "No one can be sentenced to death" (French: Nul ne peut être condamné à mort).

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Jean Genet

Jean Genet (–) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.

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Jean Marchat

Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.

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Théâtre des Mathurins

The théâtre des Mathurins, also called Les Mathurins, is a Parisian theatre located 36, rue des Mathurins in the 8th arrondissement of Paris established in 1897.

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Deathwatch (1966 film), Haute Surveillance.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathwatch_(play)

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