'Woman Alone' & Other Plays (Methuen Modern Plays) [Paperback]

Dario Fo (Author), Franca Rame (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 1991 | Series: Methuen Modern Plays

Twenty monologues for women

Twenty monologues in this volume which range from the deeply serious to the extravagantly comic and accessible to a wide range of audiences

"The pieces are comic, grotesque, on purpose. First of all because we women have been crying for two thousand years. So let's laugh now, even at ourselves" - Franca Rame

"Set at the point where reality and ideology rub up against each other, [these] monologues are vivid, concise and entertaining comments on the female condition…comic-but-angry, raw-but-precise" - Independent

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About the Author

Dario Fo is admired throughout the world for his dazzling radical satires, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Drama (June 10, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0413640302
• ISBN-13: 978-0413640307
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Woman Alone And Other Plays- Franca Rame and Dario Fo, March 5, 2001

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megan bisset (Port Lincoln, South Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 'Woman Alone' & Other Plays (Methuen Modern Plays) (Paperback)

This volume contains 20 monologues. With Dario Fo's satirical wit and Franca Rame's ability to produce real-life situations, this book is a must-read for all interested in the dramatic arts. A Woman Alone, the title monologue, is arguably the most brilliant of Fo and Rame's combined efforts. It is the story of Sharon, a woman imprisoned in her flat by her husband after committing adultery with a boy young enough to be her son. The monolgue is expressed through Sharon speaking to her neighbour in the next block of industrial flats. On the outside it appears that Sharon is well provided by her husband, Bryan, with all the material possesions she could ever need. But on the inside her life is empty. Though the title suggests that Sharon is "alone" in her flat technically that is not the truth, her baby boy and her husband's molestering invalid brother both reside in the flat. Sharon's life however, is void of emotion- love, compassion and sympathy. WIth an intriguing story and a satisfying ending, A Woman Alone makes an excellent read and performance. I highly recommend A Woman Alone and Other Plays for all drama enthusiasts.