A place calling itself Rome / John Osborne.

3-78 p. ; 21 cm.

Based on Shakespeare's play, Coriolanus.

Osborne's play, which was written in 1972, rewrites Shakespeare's Coriolanus in a modern political and military setting. the Roman intrigues and bloodshed of the original are transposed to a contemporary world in which the old guard patricians continue to manoeuvre against the new force of the 'people's politicians' and the ever-present mob. Osborne also makes more explicit the homoerotic subtext of the Coriolanus - Aufidius relationship. the 50 roles in Osborne's script are played by twelve actors in the Primavera rehearsed reading.

2 acts ; multiple sets ; 12m, 4w, extras.

0571102786 (pbk.)

D O811pL 1973