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Revision as of 18:08, 3 October 2023
Out at Sea is a comedy by Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist Slawomir Mrozek, (1930–2013) [1].
Not to be confused with the 1997 American romantic comedy film of the same name featuring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.[2]
Contents
The original text
Three men find themselves on a raft in the middle of the ocean. Having something to eat is not a question of what... but whom. Someone has to be sacrificed and the three are struggling to find a 'just' and 'humane' way to decide for the right person.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into by Maia Rodman as well as a version by Nicholas Bethell (published by Samuel French).
Performance history in South Africa
1973: Presented by the Rhodes University Drama Department in 1973, directed by Henry Goodman.
1976: Performed by the CAPAB English Company in Cape Town
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_to_Sea
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/10007/out-at-sea
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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