Difference between revisions of "Coppia Aperta, Quasi Spalancata"

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As with some of Fo's other plays, it is a romantic play which was written with his wife . It was written in 1983 and the Italian censors restricted it to audiences over the age of 18 when Rame included  her monologue ''[[The Rape]]'' (inspired by her own rape) as a prologue.  
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A play about a couple who test the boundaries of their relationship, written and first performed in 1983, when the Italian censors restricted it to audiences over the age of 18, since Rame had included  her monologue ''[[The Rape]]'' (inspired by her own rape) as a prologue.  
  
Translated into English as ''[[The Open Couple]]''
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Translated into English as ''[[The Open Couple]]'' by Stuart Hood, published by [[Samuel French]].

Revision as of 09:13, 3 February 2022

Coppia Aperta, Quasi Spalancata is a play by Dario Fo () and Franca Rame ().


A play about a couple who test the boundaries of their relationship, written and first performed in 1983, when the Italian censors restricted it to audiences over the age of 18, since Rame had included her monologue The Rape (inspired by her own rape) as a prologue.

Translated into English as The Open Couple by Stuart Hood, published by Samuel French.