Plays by Mediterranean Women (European Series)

Plays by Mediterranean Women (European Series)

by Marion Baraitser (Editor), Cheryl Robson (Editor), Luisa Cunille (Author), Maria Avraamidou (Author), Ariane Mnouchkine (Author), Dacia Maraini (Author), Ariane Mnouchkine adapter (Author), Nawal El Saadawi (Author), Klaus Mann (Author), Cheryl Robson (Editor), Marion Baraitser (Editor), Dacia Maraini (Author), Miriam Kainy (Author)

Synopsis

12 WOMEN IN A CELL by NAWAL EL SAADAWI (Egypt) Written after captivity, the play explores beliefs and values in Arab society. THE END OF THE DREAM SEASON by MIRIAM KAINY (Israel) A woman doctor outwits her friends and relations to retain her inheritance. LIBRATION by LLUISA CUNILLAe (Spain) A mysterious, intense and comic two-hander about two women who meet in a city park at night. MEPHISTO adapted from the novel by KLAUS MANN/ ARIANE MNOUCHKINE (France) The story of a German actor who sells his soul to Nazi ideology. Also a feature film HARSH ANGEL by MARIA AVRAAMIDOU (Cyprus) A gentle Chekhovian tale of a family torn by the partition of their native land. VERONICA FRANCO by DACIA MARAINI (Italy) Describes the life of a sixteenth century Venetian courtesan and poet, by Italy's foremost woman writer.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 296
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Aurora Metro Publications
Published: 20 Oct 1994

ISBN 10: 0951587730
ISBN 13: 9780951587737
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Media Reviews
'...a great opportunity for those who don't see much live theatre by women to know what they've been missing' Everywoman Magazine
Author Bio
Nawal el Saadawi is a distinguished novelist now living and working in the USA. Dacia Maraini is one of Italy's foremost feminist writers. Klaus Mann is one of Germany's most powerful novelists, here adapted by one of France's leading theatre directors Arian Mnouchkine. Lluisa Cunille is an emerging voice from Catalan Spain whose work has been performed internationally. Miriam Kainy is a writer and academic whose work is regularly performed in both Israel and the USA. Maria Avraamidou is a regular writer for TV and radio in Greece and her work has been performed internationally.