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| − | by William Shakespeare. See [[The History of Cardenio]]. | + | by William Shakespeare. Ostensibly Shakespeare's lost play". The full title was ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'', though it is often referred to as ''[[Cardenio]]''. |
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| + | == History == | ||
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| + | It is a lost play, known to have been performed by The King's Men, a London theatre company, in 1613, (though some sources, such as the RSC website, aver that records show that a play by Shakespeare called ''[[Cardenna]]'' was performed at court in the winter of 1612). A play called ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' , attributed to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, was registered in a Stationers' Register entry of 1653 by the publisher and bookseller, Humphrey Moseley. | ||
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| + | The content of the play is not known, but it was likely to have been based on an episode in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote involving the character Cardenio, a young man who has been driven mad and lives in the Sierra Morena. | ||
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| + | == Adaptations and reconstructions == | ||
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| + | RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran tried to piece together Shakespeare's 'lost play' as part of the RSC 50th Birthday Season in the Swan Theatre, during winter 2011. It was performed under the title ''[[Cardenio]]''. | ||
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| + | See also [[The History of Cardenio]]. | ||
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The first South African production, was by [[Artscape]], from 12 January to 16 February 2013 at the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre, in repertory with ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' – (23 January to 26 February 2013). | The first South African production, was by [[Artscape]], from 12 January to 16 February 2013 at the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre, in repertory with ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' – (23 January to 26 February 2013). | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Cardenio | ||
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 7 November 2013
by William Shakespeare. Ostensibly Shakespeare's lost play". The full title was The History of Cardenio, though it is often referred to as Cardenio.
History
It is a lost play, known to have been performed by The King's Men, a London theatre company, in 1613, (though some sources, such as the RSC website, aver that records show that a play by Shakespeare called Cardenna was performed at court in the winter of 1612). A play called The History of Cardenio , attributed to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, was registered in a Stationers' Register entry of 1653 by the publisher and bookseller, Humphrey Moseley.
The content of the play is not known, but it was likely to have been based on an episode in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote involving the character Cardenio, a young man who has been driven mad and lives in the Sierra Morena.
Adaptations and reconstructions
RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran tried to piece together Shakespeare's 'lost play' as part of the RSC 50th Birthday Season in the Swan Theatre, during winter 2011. It was performed under the title Cardenio.
See also The History of Cardenio.
The first South African production, was by Artscape, from 12 January to 16 February 2013 at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, in repertory with A Midsummer Night's Dream – (23 January to 26 February 2013).
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Cardenio
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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