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Madame de Sade
The Donmar Warehouse present Yukio Mishima's play Madame de Sade in London in a production translated from the Japanese by Donald Keene and directed by Michael Grandage and starring Judi Dench. Japanese playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and essayist Yukio Mishima (1925 – 1970) wrote Madame de Sade in 1965. Mishima is perhaps best known for his nihilistic post-war writings, and the circumstances of his ritual suicide by seppuku. Mishima wrote 40 novels – including his four book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility – 20 books of essays, one libettro and 18 plays. The Donmar Warehouse present Madame de Sade in London's West End as part of a year long season at The Wyndham's Theatre. Kenneth Branagh joins The Donmar West End as an Associate Artistic Director for this season that comprises four plays: | |||||||