Difference between revisions of "Elizabeth"

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There are a number of plays sometimes referred to simply as Elizabeth:

Elizabeth, Queen of England (1873) by Paolo Giacometti

Elizabeth I (1972) by Paul Foster.

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-''[[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.
+There are a number of plays sometimes referred to simply as ''[[Elizabeth]]'':
-== The original text ==
+'''''[[Elizabeth, or The Invisible Armada]]''''' (1870) by F.C. Burnand.
-English text published in ''Plays'' by Dario Fo, by Methuen Drama, 1997.
+'''''[[Elizabeth, Queen of England]]''''' (1873) by Paolo Giacometti
-==Translations and adaptations==
+'''''[[Elizabeth I]]''''' (1972) by Paul Foster.
-Translated into English by Gillian Hanna, copyright 1987.
-== Performance history in South Africa ==
+'''''[[Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman]]''''' (1984) by Dario Fo.
-Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama in the Nico Arena, opening 11 March 1996. Directed by [[Christopher Weare]], design 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).
-Presented at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, in 2009, directed by [[Christopher Weare]] starring [[Robyn Scott]] and [[Scott Sparrow]].
-== Sources ==
-''Elizabeth'' theatre programme, 1996.
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