The Waltz of the Toreadors is a play by Jean Anouilh.

Written in 1952, the farcical comedy is set in 1910 France and centres on General Leon Saint-Pé and his infatuation with Ghislaine, a woman with whom he danced nearly two decades earlier. Because of the general's commitment to his marriage, the couple's love remained unconsummated. Now faced with the reality of retirement with his hypochondriac wife, his paunch growing and his midlife crisis consuming his life, the General finds himself lost in the fond memory of his old flirtation. When Ghislaine suddenly reappears, he is delighted - until he finds himself competing for her hand with a considerably younger suitor.

The London production opened in 1956 at the Arts Theatre with an English translation by Lucienne Hill. Directed by Peter Hall, the cast included Hugh Griffith as the General, Beatrix Lehmann as Ghislaine, and Roderick Cook as Gaston.Playbill.com