Out at Sea
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
The translation into English by Nicholas Bethell was published by Samuel French.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by the Rhodes University Drama Department in 1973, directed by Henry Goodman.
Sources
http://www.sebastiansommer.com/outatsea/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_to_Sea
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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