Yo, Ulrike, Grito...

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Yo, Ulrike, Grito... is an Italian play in one act by Franca Rame (1929-2013) and Dario Fo (1926-2016).

The title is sometimes written in various other ways, including Yo Ulrike ... Grito and Yo Ulrike grito

The original text

Structured as a statement from prison by the German radical Ulrike Meinhoff in which we see her mind filled to the point of nausea with sinister, oppressive, brutish images of the power apparatus of the German state.

Translations and adaptations

Likewise translated into English in various ways, e.g. I'm Ulrike - Screaming (translation by Gillian Hanna), I Cry Ulrike (translation by Adam Leipzig) and as I, Ulrike, Cry (for the South African production).

In 2015 made into a Spanish film short called Yo, Ulrike, grito, directed by Karlos Aurrekoetxea[1]

South African Performances

1984: Performed as I, Ulrike, Cry at the Market Theatre by The Company in February, as part of a double bill two short plays, billed as Women's Play/I, Ulrike, Cry. Directed by Christo Leach with Jennifer Ferguson.

Sources

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-04-ca-15307-story.html

https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7467291

https://www.scribd.com/document/340043288/Yo-Ulrike-Grito