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Elizabeth is a burlesque play by Burnand

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 ''Not to be confused with ''[[Elizabeth I]]'' () or ''[[Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman]]'' ([[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 ==
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into English by Gillian Hanna, copyright 1987 and published in ''Plays'' by Dario Fo, by Methuen Drama, 1997.
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-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 ==
-== Sources ==
-''Elizabeth'' theatre programme, 1996.