The Phoenix of Madrid

Informationen zum Autor Laurence Boswell is one of the UK’s most prolific and critically acclaimed theatre directors, with an illustrious career littered with awards on both sides of the Atlantic, including multiple Olivier Award wins and a Tony Award nomination. Laurence’s work has ranged from commercially star-studded performances to regional lesser known titles which he has been able to elevate to equal status. Klappentext Don Pedro has it all - high position, wealth, a beautiful family - and enjoys the good life in the heart of the Spanish capital. But now he faces a challenge that would test the patience of a saint. It is time to marry off his daughters. It's bad enough that his eldest Beatriz is both obsessed by the latest fashions and talks like a university professor, but his youngest Leonor is already enjoying illicit midnight trysts with her lover and is in no mood to accept an arranged marriage. Throw into this explosive mix the extravagant young man about town, Don Alonso, who thinks all women, like all plays, are excellent on the first night and boring on the second, and you have the recipe for an hilarious comedy that reaches out effortlessly across the centuries. "A twisty-turny 17th century romp... deliciously wordy play an express-pace farce." "The Stage""It's a kind of Golden Age farce of the "No sex please, we're Spanish" variety... quite fun" - "Guardian""[Boswell's] done a sparky job with the romantic farce" - "Observer"""The Phoenix of Madrid" is a knotty-plotty, swashbuckling comedy that lampoons 17th Century idiocies while reminding us that male and female follies in matters amorous remain one of the great constants." -"Daily Telegraph " Zusammenfassung A hilarious comedy about love and marriage from one of the great geniuses of the Spanish Golden Age.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pedro Calderon De La Barca, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Laurence Calderon Boswell, Pedro Calderon De La Barca, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Calderon De La Barca, Pedro Calderon De La Barca
• Con la collaborazione di: Laurence Boswell (Traduzione), Laurence (Author) Boswell (Traduzione), Boswell Laurence (Traduzione)
• Editore: Oberon Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.09.2011
• EAN: 9781849431347
• ISBN: 978-1-84943-134-7
• Pagine: 96
• Serie: Oberon Modern Plays; Oberon Modern Plays
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; PERFORMING ARTS / General, DRAMA / European / General, DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, The arts, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Plays, Playscripts