Martin Guerre

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Martin Guerre is a French musical by Alain Boublil (with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg) based on the 16th-century story of a peasant whose identity is contested when a stranger claims to be him.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French musical
stage musical
awarded Olivier Award for Best New Musical nomination
basedOn 16th-century identity theft case of Martin Guerre
story of Martin Guerre
bookWriter Alain Boublil NERFINISHED
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creativeTeamMember Bob Crowley NERFINISHED
Declan Donnellan NERFINISHED
creativeTeamRole original director
set and costume designer
genre musical theatre
hasCharacter André NERFINISHED
Arnaud du Tilh NERFINISHED
Benoit NERFINISHED
Bertrande de Rols NERFINISHED
Catherine NERFINISHED
Father Dominic NERFINISHED
Guillaume NERFINISHED
Madame de Rols NERFINISHED
Martin Guerre NERFINISHED
Monsieur de Rols NERFINISHED
hasMusicStyle pop-influenced score
through-sung
hasNarrativeDevice courtroom trial
flashback structure
hasRevision US regional version
revised UK touring version
language English
French
lyricist Alain Boublil NERFINISHED
notableSong “Here Comes the Morning” NERFINISHED
“How Many Tears?” NERFINISHED
“I Will Make You Proud” NERFINISHED
“The Imposters” NERFINISHED
originalLanguageProduction English-language West End production
premiereCity London NERFINISHED
premieredAt Prince Edward Theatre NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1996
producer Cameron Mackintosh NERFINISHED
productionCompany Cameron Mackintosh Ltd NERFINISHED
settingPlace Artigat, France NERFINISHED
settingTime 16th century
subject imposture
mistaken identity
rural France
theme family and loyalty
religious conflict
truth and identity
war and its consequences

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Claude-Michel Schönberg composerOf Martin Guerre
Alain Boublil notableWork Martin Guerre
Claude-Michel Schönberg notableWork Martin Guerre
Alain Boublil wroteBookFor Martin Guerre
Alain Boublil wroteLyricsFor Martin Guerre