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− | ''[[Last Tango in Heaven]]'' is a play by [[Mario Schiess]] () | + | ''[[Last Tango in Heaven]]'' is a play by [[Mario Schiess]] (1933-1998). |
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+ | ==The original text== | ||
A Jungian play about two women, Emma Jung (wife of Carl Jung) and Toni Wolff, (mistress of Jung), who meet in the afterlife to bitch and squabble, debating their soul state, the angst that swims with adultery, and so much more. | A Jungian play about two women, Emma Jung (wife of Carl Jung) and Toni Wolff, (mistress of Jung), who meet in the afterlife to bitch and squabble, debating their soul state, the angst that swims with adultery, and so much more. | ||
− | It was Schiess's last play and was written in four days. | + | |
+ | It was Schiess's last play and was written in four days. The original title on the typed manuscript was ''[[Mysterium Conjunctionis]]'' but was subsequently changed to ''[[Last Tango in Heaven]]''. | ||
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+ | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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+ | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
1998: Performed by Durban’s [[Backlash Theatre Company]] on the fringe at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by Schiess with [[Catherine Mace]] as Toni, the ex-patient turned mistress, and [[Calli Denton]] as Emma, the long-suffering wife. | 1998: Performed by Durban’s [[Backlash Theatre Company]] on the fringe at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by Schiess with [[Catherine Mace]] as Toni, the ex-patient turned mistress, and [[Calli Denton]] as Emma, the long-suffering wife. | ||
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+ | 2018: Read at the [[Rosendal-teater]] in Rosendal, Eastern Free State, on 22 September by [[Michéle Schiess]]. | ||
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+ | == Sources == | ||
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+ | https://mg.co.za/article/1998-07-03-layers-of-dreams | ||
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+ | "Mario Schiess se werk voorgelees", [[Volksblad]], 19 September, 2018. | ||
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+ | Photocopy of the original typed text of ''[[Mysterium Conjunctionis]]'' (with a hand-written note saying "2nd title 'Last Tango in Heaven' "), found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | ||
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+ | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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+ | == Return to == | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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+ | Return to [[Main Page]] |
Latest revision as of 06:32, 9 December 2022
Last Tango in Heaven is a play by Mario Schiess (1933-1998).
Contents
The original text
A Jungian play about two women, Emma Jung (wife of Carl Jung) and Toni Wolff, (mistress of Jung), who meet in the afterlife to bitch and squabble, debating their soul state, the angst that swims with adultery, and so much more.
It was Schiess's last play and was written in four days. The original title on the typed manuscript was Mysterium Conjunctionis but was subsequently changed to Last Tango in Heaven.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1998: Performed by Durban’s Backlash Theatre Company on the fringe at the Grahamstown Festival, directed by Schiess with Catherine Mace as Toni, the ex-patient turned mistress, and Calli Denton as Emma, the long-suffering wife.
2018: Read at the Rosendal-teater in Rosendal, Eastern Free State, on 22 September by Michéle Schiess.
Sources
https://mg.co.za/article/1998-07-03-layers-of-dreams
"Mario Schiess se werk voorgelees", Volksblad, 19 September, 2018.
Photocopy of the original typed text of Mysterium Conjunctionis (with a hand-written note saying "2nd title 'Last Tango in Heaven' "), found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page