Paolo and Francesca

Paolo and Francesca is a tragedy in four acts by English poet and dramatist Stephen Phillips (1864-1915). The drama was founded on Dante's famous episode from Inferno.

The original text
First performed in 1902.

Performance history in South Africa
1932: Presented by the University of Cape Town's College of Music, directed by Pauline de Wet at the Little Theatre in November.

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