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''[[Una Donna Tutta Sola]]'' is a one-woman piece by Franca Rame and [[Dario Fo]] (1926-).
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== The original text ==
 
 
 
A one-woman piece about how a housewife, a prisoner in her own home, a prisoner in her own life,  finds liberation through a journey of fear, farce and fumblings. First produced **
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
The English version, entitled ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', formed part of a trilogy collectively titled ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' (and also including ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', ''[[Waking Up]]'' and ''[[The Same Old Story]]'', collectively titled ''[[One Woman Plays]]'', was presented by [[Volute Productions]] in association with the [[People's Space]] in  starring [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. Bryceland first appeared in ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov.
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
1982: A production of the play performed as part of a including ''[[A Woman Alone]]'', ''[[Waking Up]]'' and ''[[The Same Old Story]]'', collectively titled ''[[One Woman Plays]]'', was presented by [[Volute Productions]] in association with the [[People's Space]] in  starring [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. Bryceland first appeared in ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov. ''[[One Woman Plays]]'' was staged at the [[People's Space]], Cape Town, from 31 August to 18 September 1982, at the University Great Hall, Johannesburg from 28 September to 9 October 1982 and at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]], Durban from 14 to 23 October 1982.
 
 
 
A new version, set in South Africa in the late 1990s, was produced by [[Play.House.Productions]],  starring [[Jess Harrison]], directed by [[Candace Gawler]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Cape Town from 5 - 17 March 2011.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo].
 
 
 
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