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''Leonardo was Right'' (original title in French ''Vinci avait raison'', 1976), is a play by French illustrator, writer, actor Roland Topor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Topor]] (1938-1997), translated into English by Barbara Wright.
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''[[Leonardo was Right]]'' (original title in French ''[[Vinci avait raison]]'', 1976), is a play by French illustrator, writer, actor Roland Topor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Topor]] (1938-1997),  
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==The original text==
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The play is said to be a social satire that interrogates the relationship to the other and to the body, its secretions, its materiality. A kind of a pastiche of J. B. Priestley's 1945 play An Inspector Calls, it is set in a house where no one can escape, the toilets are clogged, and excrement becomes evident on stage.
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When it was performed in Brussels in 1977 it caused a scandal and was threatened with closure.
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Originally published in French: 1976
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==Adaptations and translations==
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Translated into English as ''[[Leonardo was Right]]'' by Barbara Wright.
  
 
The English translation was published by John Calder, 1978.
 
The English translation was published by John Calder, 1978.
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==Performance history in South Africa ==
 
==Performance history in South Africa ==
  
First staged in [[The Gym]] at [[The Space]] (Cape Town) in 1979 as part of a three-hander called ''[[Three Thoroughly Offensive Plays for Mother Grundies]]''. The production was initially banned, later allowed.  
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1979: Staged in [[The Gym]] at [[The Space]] (Cape Town) as part of a three-hander called ''[[Three Thoroughly Offensive Plays for Mother Grundies]]''. The production was initially banned, later allowed.  
  
 
(See also the entry for ''[[Three Thoroughly Offensive Plays for Mother Grundies]]''.)
 
(See also the entry for ''[[Three Thoroughly Offensive Plays for Mother Grundies]]''.)
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
  
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Revision as of 16:40, 13 August 2024

Leonardo was Right (original title in French Vinci avait raison, 1976), is a play by French illustrator, writer, actor Roland Topor [1]] (1938-1997),

The original text

The play is said to be a social satire that interrogates the relationship to the other and to the body, its secretions, its materiality. A kind of a pastiche of J. B. Priestley's 1945 play An Inspector Calls, it is set in a house where no one can escape, the toilets are clogged, and excrement becomes evident on stage.

When it was performed in Brussels in 1977 it caused a scandal and was threatened with closure.

Originally published in French: 1976

Adaptations and translations

Translated into English as Leonardo was Right by Barbara Wright.

The English translation was published by John Calder, 1978.

Performance history in South Africa

1979: Staged in The Gym at The Space (Cape Town) as part of a three-hander called Three Thoroughly Offensive Plays for Mother Grundies. The production was initially banned, later allowed.

(See also the entry for Three Thoroughly Offensive Plays for Mother Grundies.)

Sources

Astbury 1979.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

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 South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page