List of plates, Acknowledgements, Introduction: A grain of sand in the works: continuity and change at the Theatre du Soleil, 1 Towards a popular theatre: 1789 (1970), 2 The comedy of our time: L'Age d'Or (1975), 3 An apprenticeship with Shakespeare: Richard II (1981), 4 A modern passion play: L'Indiade (1987), 5 Myth and the contemporary: Les Atrides (1990-1992), Appendix: The Theatre du Soleil: a chronology, Bibliography, Index