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''[[The Same Old Story]]'' is a one-woman piece by Franca Rame (1929-2013)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Rame] and Dario Fo (1926-2016)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo].

== The original text ==

Part of a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una donna tutta sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La mamma fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''

First produced 1977**

==Translations and adaptations==

The English version, entitled ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', formed part of a trilogy collectively titled ''[[One Woman Plays]]'', consisting of ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', ''[[Waking Up]]'' and ''[[The Same Old Story]]''. The trilogy was performed at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov and featuring [[Yvonne Bryceland]].

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1982: An English production of the play was performed in South Africa as part of ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' by [[Volute Productions]] in association with the [[People's Space]] and starring [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. It played at the [[People's Space]], Cape Town, from 31 August to 18 September 1982, at the University Great Hall, Johannesburg from 28 September to 9 October 1982 and at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]], Durban from 14 to 23 October 1982.

2011: A new English version of this play, set in South Africa in the late 1990s, was produced by [[Play.House.Productions]], starring [[Jess Harrison]], directed by [[Candace Gawler]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Cape Town from 5 - 17 March 2011.

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Rame

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo.

Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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	1982: An English production of the play was performed in South Africa as part of ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' by [[Volute Productions]] in association with the [[People's Space]] and starring [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. It played at the [[People's Space]], Cape Town, from 31 August to 18 September 1982, at the University Great Hall, Johannesburg from 28 September to 9 October 1982 and at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]], Durban from 14 to 23 October 1982.		1982: An English production of the play was performed in South Africa as part of ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' by [[Volute Productions]] in association with the [[People's Space]] and starring [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. It played at the [[People's Space]], Cape Town, from 31 August to 18 September 1982, at the University Great Hall, Johannesburg from 28 September to 9 October 1982 and at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]], Durban from 14 to 23 October 1982.
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−	2011: A new English version of this play, set in South Africa in the late 1990s, was produced by [[Play.House.Productions]], starring [[Jess Harrison]], directed by [[Candace Gawler]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Cape Town from 5 - 17 March 2011.

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 A one-woman piece about a woman bearing an unwanted child and an uncaring lover tells a scatological children's story of a little girl with a foul-mouthed dolly. Sexual exploitation and exploding engineers follow with girls everywhere telling "the same old story".
-Part of  a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All Home, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''
+Part of  a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una donna tutta sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La mamma fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''
 First created and produced in Italian in 1977.

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 Part of  a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All Home, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''
-First produced 1977**
+First created and produced in Italian in 1977.
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 A one-woman piece about a woman bearing an unwanted child and an uncaring lover tells a scatological children's story of a little girl with a foul-mouthed dolly. Sexual exploitation and exploding engineers follow with girls everywhere telling "the same old story".
-Part of  a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''
+Part of  a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All Home, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''
 First produced 1977**

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	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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		+	A one-woman piece about a woman bearing an unwanted child and an uncaring lover tells a scatological children's story of a little girl with a foul-mouthed dolly. Sexual exploitation and exploding engineers follow with girls everywhere telling "the same old story".

	Part of a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''		Part of a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The English version, entitled ''[[The Same Old Story]]'', formed part of a trilogy collectively titled ''[[One Woman Plays]]'', consisting of ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', ''[[Waking Up]]'' and ''[[The Same Old Story]]''. The trilogy was performed at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov and featuring [[Yvonne Bryceland]].
+The English version, translated by Gillian Hanna as ''[[The Same Old Story]]'', formed part of a trilogy collectively titled ''[[One Woman Plays]]'', consisting of ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', ''[[Waking Up]]'' and ''[[The Same Old Story]]''. The trilogy was performed at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov and featuring [[Yvonne Bryceland]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	Part of a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il ~~risveglio~~]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una ~~donna tutta sola~~]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La ~~mamma fricchettona~~]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''	+	Part of a series of five monologues entitled ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'' (lit. "All House, Bed and Church"), written in 1977. The five pieces are: ''[[Il Risveglio]]'' (''[[Waking Up]]''), ''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' (''[[A Woman Alone]]''), ''[[La Mamma Fricchettona]]'' (''[[Freak Mother]]''), ''[[The Same Old Story]]'' and ''[[Medea]]''

	First produced 1977**		First produced 1977**