''Madame Melville'' is a play by
Richard Nelson. It is set in
Paris
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in 1966 and is about an American student, Carl, who finds himself alone in the flat of Claudie, one of his teachers. They find there is much to discover - about art, life, love, each other and themselves.
When produced in
London
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in 2000 at the
Vaudeville Theatre
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, it marked the return of
Macaulay Culkin
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to acting after a six-year hiatus. It also starred
Irene Jacob
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Irene, and related names, may refer to:
* Irene (given name)
Places
* Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
* Irene, South Dakota, United States
* Irene, Texas, United States
...
as Claudie and
Madeleine Potter
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as Ruth.
References
2000 plays
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