Total Eclipse

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A 1967 play by Christopher Hampton.

The original text

Based on letters and poems, it presents a historically accurate account of the passionate and violent relationship between the two 19th century French poets Paul Verlaine [1] and Arthur Rimbaud [2], at a time of soaring creativity for both of them.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Staged at the Grahamstown Festival in 1979, directed by Fiona Ramsay.

Staged at the Grahamstown Festival in 1996, directed by Christopher Weare.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hampton

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