The Venetian Twins

This article is about the 1747 Goldoni play. For the 1979 Australian musical, see The Venetian Twins (musical).
The Venetian Twins
Written by Carlo Goldoni
Date premiered  1747 (1747-MM)
Original language Italian
Subject Plautus's Menaechmi

The Venetian Twins (Italian - I due gemelli veneziani, or "The two Venetian twins") is a 1747 play by Carlo Goldoni, based on Plautus's Menaechmi. Recent productions include one at the Watermill Theatre[1] and a 1993 production directed by Michael Bogdanov for the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2] [3] The play has also been adapted and staged as a 1979 Australian two-act musical comedy. The play was performed by Greene Shoots Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at C Venues (main) in August 2010.[4] Shakespeare & Company (Massachusetts) is presenting it in English as part of its outdoor Bankside Festival, June 29-August 27, 2011, at Lenox, Massachusetts.

References

  1. ↑ "Watermill - The Venetian Twins". Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  2. ↑ Morley, Sheridan (12 October 1994). ""Twins" Is No Favor to Goldoni". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Paul (8 June 1993). "Star of David: Paul Taylor on the RSCs Venetian double offering at Stratford". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  4. ↑ "The Venetian Twins earns 5 star review at Edinburgh Festival". Retrieved 2012-06-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.