The Open Couple
| The Open Couple | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Dario Fo |
| Original language | Italian |
| Genre | Comedy (drama) |
The Open Couple(Italiantitle:Coppia aperta, quasi spalancata)[1]is a play byDario Fo.As with some of Fo's other plays, it is aromanticplay which was written with his wifeFranca Rame.It was written in 1983.[2]
The Italian censors restricted it to audiences over the age of 18 when Rame included as a prologue her monologueThe Rape(inspired by her own rape).[3]
Plot summary
[edit]In this farce about sexual politics in marriage, a man persuades hissuicidalwife that an openmarriageis politically correct and embarks on dalliances with younger women, to her dismay and fury. After deciding to be on her own, the tables are turned when she confesses to a new man,Nobel prizenominated professor and inspired singer-songwriter; it is the husband who becomes suicidal.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Dario Fo (Husband)
- Franca Rame (Wife)
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Tony (1999),Dario Fo: People's Court Jester (Updated and Expanded),London:Methuen,ISBN0-413-73320-3.
References
[edit]- ^Mitchell 1999, p. 172
- ^"Socialiststories.org".RevSocialist.Retrieved24 February2012.
- ^Mitchell 1999, pp. 176–177
- ^R, S."Fingerview".Dd.Aa.Retrieved24 February2012.