Difference between revisions of "Elizabeth"
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| − | ''Elizabeth'' by [[Dario Fo]] | + | ''Elizabeth: Almost By Chance A Woman'' by [[Dario Fo]]. The action is set in 1601 over two days of a ''coup d'état'' which the young Robert Devereux, ex-lover of Elizabeth, has organised to dethrone her. |
| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | English text published in ''Plays'' by Dario Fo, by Methuen Drama, 1997. | ||
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
| + | Translated into English by Gillian Hanna, copyright 1987. | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 E|E]] in Plays | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
| + | Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama in the Nico Arena, opening 11 March 1996. Directed by [[Christopher Weare]], dseign by [[Michael Mitchell]], lighting by [[Julian August]]. The cast: [[Robyn Scott]] (Elizabeth), [[Anthea Thompson]] (Martha), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Grosslady}, [[Nicholas Dallas]] (Egerton), [[Terence Bridgett]] (Young man), [[David Isaacs]] and [[Russell Boast]] (soldiers). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''Elizabeth'' theatre programme, 1996. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 E|E]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 8 August 2014
Elizabeth: Almost By Chance A Woman by Dario Fo. The action is set in 1601 over two days of a coup d'état which the young Robert Devereux, ex-lover of Elizabeth, has organised to dethrone her.
Contents
The original text
English text published in Plays by Dario Fo, by Methuen Drama, 1997.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by Gillian Hanna, copyright 1987.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by CAPAB Drama in the Nico Arena, opening 11 March 1996. Directed by Christopher Weare, dseign by Michael Mitchell, lighting by Julian August. The cast: Robyn Scott (Elizabeth), Anthea Thompson (Martha), Neels Coetzee (Grosslady}, Nicholas Dallas (Egerton), Terence Bridgett (Young man), David Isaacs and Russell Boast (soldiers).
Sources
Elizabeth theatre programme, 1996.
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Return to E in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
