Oraison

Oraison is a 1958 one-act play by Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet Fernando Arrabal (1932- ).

Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Orison by Barbara Wright.

Performance history in South Africa
1972: Orison, the English translation, was staged by CAPAB, directed by John Burch, featuring Stephen Gurney (Fidio) and Lois Butlin (Libe).

1977: Presented by the Rhodes University Drama Department directed by Jon Maytham in May 1977 as part of a triple bill of one act plays including The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter, directed by Lyrr Addison; Guernica by Ferdinand Arrabal, directed by Jamie Crawford.

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