by Yukio Mishima, translated from Japanese by Donald Keene

directed by Michael Grandage

set designer: Christopher Oram

approx. 105 min, without an interval

in order of speaking

Comtesse de Saint-Fond:             Frances Barber
Baronesse de Simiane:               Deborah Finlay
Charlotte:                          Jenny Galloway
Madame de Montreuil:                Judi Dench
Anne:                               Fiona Button
Renée, Madame de Sade:              Rosamund Pike