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It opened on Broadway in February 1951, and the film adaptation was released in 1955. It tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same. | It opened on Broadway in February 1951, and the film adaptation was released in 1955. It tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same. | ||
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| + | Published in London by Secker & Warburg, 1954. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | There was a production of this play in the 1970s starring [[Madeleine Bertine Rose]], [[Elizabeth Renfield]] and [[Richard Knibbs]]. | + | 1970s: There was a production of this play in the 1970s starring [[Madeleine Bertine Rose]], [[Elizabeth Renfield]] and [[Richard Knibbs]]. |
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| + | A [[National School of the Arts]] production of the play directed by [[David Stevenson]] was staged at the Wits Theatre, date unknown. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_Tattoo]. | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_Tattoo]. | ||
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| + | Theatre programme for the [[National School of the Arts]] production (no date) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 117. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 26 September 2019
The Rose Tattoo is a play by Tennessee Williams.
Contents
The original text
It opened on Broadway in February 1951, and the film adaptation was released in 1955. It tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same.
Published in London by Secker & Warburg, 1954.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1970s: There was a production of this play in the 1970s starring Madeleine Bertine Rose, Elizabeth Renfield and Richard Knibbs.
A National School of the Arts production of the play directed by David Stevenson was staged at the Wits Theatre, date unknown.
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Theatre programme for the National School of the Arts production (no date) held by NELM: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 242. 1. 117.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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