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| − | ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' is the title of a trilogy of | + | ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' is the title of a trilogy of monologues by Franca Rame (1929-2013)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Rame] and Dario Fo (1926-2016)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo]. |
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| + | The trilogy consists of English versions of three one woman pieces taken from ''[[Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa]]'', a series of five monologues created by Rame and Fo in 1977. The plays selected are ''[[A Woman Alone]]'' (''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]''), ''[[Waking Up]]'' (''[[Il Risveglio]]'') and ''[[The Same Old Story]]''. | ||
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| + | ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' was originally performed by [[Yonne Bryceland]] at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1982: Performed as ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' in South Africa 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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| + | == Sources == | ||
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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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 28 July 2021
One Woman Plays is the title of a trilogy of monologues by Franca Rame (1929-2013)[1] and Dario Fo (1926-2016)[2].
Contents
The original text
The trilogy consists of English versions of three one woman pieces taken from Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa, a series of five monologues created by Rame and Fo in 1977. The plays selected are A Woman Alone (Una Donna Tutta Sola), Waking Up (Il Risveglio) and The Same Old Story.
One Woman Plays was originally performed by Yonne Bryceland at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1982: Performed as One Woman Plays in South Africa 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.
Sources
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
