Gilette & Bertrand
Gilette & Bertrand is a comedy with music by Rob Amato (1943-2006).
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The original text
Based on the story of Gillette of Narbonne and Bertrand of Roussillon, in The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio (circa 1350), which had been the source for Shakespeare's All's Well that Ends Well (performed circa 1592), Amato's comedy is a retelling of Boccaccio's original story in what he playfully terms a "proper" play.
The play does not appear to have been performed or published, though an unbound printed copy of the text, with a introductory Note (dated Kalk Bay, 2000), is held in the archive of the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch. Possibly donated to the Department by the author in the hope of production.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Rob Amato. 2000. Gilette & Bertrand (unbound printed copy of the text, held in the archive of the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch.
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