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''Filumena'' (1946) is Eduardo de Filippo’s (1900-1984) best-known work and arguably his finest comedy-drama, drenched in Neapolitan atmosphere and full of entanglements at once cynical and romantic. In the heat of late-1940s Naples, Filumena Maraturano lies on her deathbed awaiting her marriage to Domenico Soriano, the man who has kept her as his mistress for twenty-seven years. But no sooner has the priest completed the ceremony than Filumena makes a miraculous recovery. As he reels in shock, Domenico discovers that this brilliant, iron-willed woman has a few more surprises for him.

Presented by [[PACT]] in the [[State Theatre]], October 1981, directed by [[Francois Swart]], starring [[Gordon Mulholland]], [[Wilna Snyman]].

Translated into [[Afrikaans]] from the English text by [[Herman Pretorius]] as ''Filumena'' or '''n Moeder Bly 'n Moeder!'' and presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in September 1982, directed by [[Ria Olivier]], starring Maria van der Linde, Elzette Pretorius, [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Neels Engelbrecht]], Ilzabeth Uys, Tossie van den Heever, [[Johan Rademan]], [[Albert Maritz]], [[Noël Roos]], Karen Usmar-Blake, [[Johann van Heerden]], [[Freddie Aylward]].

== Sources ==
http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/filumena-iid-14895

UTS theatre pamphlet


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