Difference between revisions of "Coppia Aperta, Quasi Spalancata"
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''[[Coppia Aperta, Quasi Spalancata]]'' is a play by Dario Fo (1926-2016)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo] and Franca Rame (1929-2013)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Rame]. | ''[[Coppia Aperta, Quasi Spalancata]]'' is a play by Dario Fo (1926-2016)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo] and Franca Rame (1929-2013)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Rame]. | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
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 ''Lo stupro'' (''The Rape'', inspired by her own rape) as a prologue. | 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 ''Lo stupro'' (''The Rape'', inspired by her own rape) as a prologue. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Translated into English as ''[[The Open Couple]]'' by Stuart Hood, published by [[Samuel French]]. | Translated into English as ''[[The Open Couple]]'' by Stuart Hood, published by [[Samuel French]]. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 2000: Performed with [[Warrick Grier]] | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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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]] | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 3 February 2022
Coppia Aperta, Quasi Spalancata is a play by Dario Fo (1926-2016)[1] and Franca Rame (1929-2013)[2].
Contents
The original text
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 Lo stupro (The Rape, inspired by her own rape) as a prologue.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Open Couple by Stuart Hood, published by Samuel French.
Performance history in South Africa
2000: Performed with Warrick Grier
Sources
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
