Bernard-Marie KoltĂšs (9 April 1948 â 15 April 1989) was a French playwright and theatre director best known for his plays La Nuit juste avant les ForĂȘts (The Night Just Before the Forests, 1976), Sallinger (1977) and Dans la Solitude des Champs de Coton (In the Solitude of Cotton Fields, 1986). A close friend and collaborator with the avant-garde director Patrice ChĂ©reau, the two created groundbreaking work together at both the