Talley's Folly
Talley's Folly is a one-act romantic comedy by Lanford Wilson (1937-)[1]
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Written in 1979, the play uses the "odd couple" formula to discuss history and class in a one-act dialogue between Sally Talley and her husband-to-be, Matthew Friedman. It is part of the so-called Talley Trilogy, a series of Wilson plays revolving around the Talley family of Lebanon, Missouri. (The other plays are Talley & Son and Fifth of July.)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1982: Performed Upstairs at the Market, opening on 30 August 1982. Directed by Bobby Heaney with Anthony Fridjhon and Dorothy Ann Gould
1983: The production performed in the Baxter Theatre.
Sources
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
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