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| + | ''The Mandrake'' (Italian: ''La Mandragola'') is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likely wrote The Mandrake in 1518 as a distraction from his bitterness at having been excluded from the diplomatic and political life of Florence following the 1512 reversion to Medici rule. Both contemporary and modern scholars read the play as an overt critique of the House of Medici; however, Machiavelli set the action in 1504 during the period of The Florentine Republic in order to express his frustrations without fear of censure from patrons already ill-disposed towards him and his writing. | ||
| − | + | == The original text == | |
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| + | An adaptation by [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[Serpent Players]] is entitled ''[[The Cure]]''. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1963: Presented by the [[Little Theatre Players]] in March, directed y [[Robert Mohr]] (Inskip 1972, p.149); Presented by the University of Cape Town Open-Air Theatre, directed by Robert Mohr, from 2 March 1963 ([[NELM]] [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 21. 5). | ||
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| + | 1973: [[CAPAB]]'s Theatre-in-the-Round production directed by [[Keith Grenville]], with [[John Whiteley]], [[Stephen Gurney]] and [[Lois Butlin]] in the cast, 1973, going on an extended tour of the Eastern and Northern Cape. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandrake]. | ||
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| + | Press clippings from the ''Eastern Province Herald'' and ''Daily Dispatch'' of 23 April and 18 May 1973. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.149. | ||
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| + | [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
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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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Latest revision as of 13:15, 8 September 2017
La Mandragola (The Mandrake, Florence, c. 1520) by Niccolò Machiavelli. ****
The Mandrake (Italian: La Mandragola) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likely wrote The Mandrake in 1518 as a distraction from his bitterness at having been excluded from the diplomatic and political life of Florence following the 1512 reversion to Medici rule. Both contemporary and modern scholars read the play as an overt critique of the House of Medici; however, Machiavelli set the action in 1504 during the period of The Florentine Republic in order to express his frustrations without fear of censure from patrons already ill-disposed towards him and his writing.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
An adaptation by Athol Fugard and the Serpent Players is entitled The Cure.
Performance history in South Africa
1963: Presented by the Little Theatre Players in March, directed y Robert Mohr (Inskip 1972, p.149); Presented by the University of Cape Town Open-Air Theatre, directed by Robert Mohr, from 2 March 1963 (NELM [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 21. 5).
1973: CAPAB's Theatre-in-the-Round production directed by Keith Grenville, with John Whiteley, Stephen Gurney and Lois Butlin in the cast, 1973, going on an extended tour of the Eastern and Northern Cape.
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Press clippings from the Eastern Province Herald and Daily Dispatch of 23 April and 18 May 1973.
Inskip, 1972. p.149.
NELM catalogue.
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
