One Woman Plays
One Woman Plays is the title of a trilogy of monologues by Franca Rame (1929-2013)[1] and Dario Fo (1926-2016)[2].
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The original text
The trilogy consists of English versions of three one woman pieces taken from Tutta casa, letto e Chiesa, a series of five monologues created by Rame and Fo in 1977. The plays selected are A Woman Alone (Una Donna Tutta Sola), Waking Up (Il Risveglio) and The Same Old Story.
One Woman Plays was originally performed by Yonne Bryceland at the National Theatre, London, on 26 June 1981 in a production directed by Michael Bogdanov.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1982: Performed as One Woman Plays in South Africa by Volute Productions in association with the People's Space and starring Yvonne Bryceland. It played 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.
Sources
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