Judith (play)

Judith
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio
Written by	Jean Giraudoux
Characters	Joseph, John, Prophet, Joachim, Paul, Judith, Susannah, Egon, Sara, Holofernes, Guard
Date premiered	4 November 1931
Place premiered	Théâtre Pigalle in Paris
Original language	French
Subject	Judith must seduce and kill invading general to save her city.
Genre	Tragedy
Setting	Ancient Judea

Judith is a play written in 1931 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.

Judith was translated into English by John K. Savacool, in The Modern Theatre, ed. Eric Bentley, vol. 3 (1955), and by Christopher Fry, in The Drama of Jean Giraudoux, vol. 1 (1963).

Judith was first performed on 4 November 1931 in Paris at the Théâtre Pigalle in a production by Louis Jouvet.