Difference between revisions of "La voix humaine"
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| − | first staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930 | + | Written in 1928, it was first staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930. |
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| + | Set in Paris, it is a play about a woman who is on the phone with her lover of the last five years. He is to marry another woman the next day, which causes her to despair. The monologue triggers the woman's crippling depression. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Translated into English as ''[[The Human Voice]]'' | Translated into English as ''[[The Human Voice]]'' | ||
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Stem van die Mens]]'' | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Stem van die Mens]]'' | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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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 [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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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 [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 18 November 2024
La voix humaine ("The Human Voice") is a French monodrama by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)[1]
BEING WRITTEN
Contents
The original text
Written in 1928, it was first staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930.
Set in Paris, it is a play about a woman who is on the phone with her lover of the last five years. He is to marry another woman the next day, which causes her to despair. The monologue triggers the woman's crippling depression.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Human Voice
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Stem van die Mens
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
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 South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
