£9.95
ISBN 0-951-5877-3-0
300 pages





PLAYS BY MEDITERRANEAN WOMEN

Ed. Marion Baraitser


plays from countries geographically linked but politically divided


'...a great opportunity for those who don't see much live theatre by women to know what they've been missing.' - Everywoman Magazine


LIBRATION

LLUISA CUNILLÉ (Spain)


A mysterious, intense and comic two-hander about two women who meet in a city park at night.


THE END OF THE DREAM SEASON

MIRIAM KAINY (ISRAEL)


A woman doctor outwits her friends and relations to retain her inheritance.


HARSH ANGEL

MARIA AVRAAMIDOU (Cyprus)


A gentle Chekhovian tale of a family torn by the partition of their native land.


MEPHISTO

adapted from the novel by
KLAUS MANN/ ARIANE MNOUCHKINE (France/Germany)


The story of a German actor who sells his soul to Nazi ideology.

Also a feature film


12 WOMEN IN A CELL

NAWAL EL SAADAWI (Egypt)


Written following the author's captivity in Egypt, the play explores beliefs and values in Arab society.


VERONICA FRANCO

DACIA MARAINI (Italy)


Describes the life of a sixteenth century Venetian courtesan and poet, by Italy's foremost woman writer.