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<b>The Devil in Drag</b> is a play by [[Dario Fo]] |
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The Devil in Drag is a play by Dario Fo
A two-act play
First produced: Messina, Teatro Vittorio Emmanuele, 7 August 1997 (directed by Dario Fo).
English production: National Theatre Youth project, Summer 1999.
Plot
An upright magistrate investigates a fire that has taken place at the local cathedral. Citizens of the town with particular interests attempt to blacken his name. A devil is instructed to enter his body via the anus to transform his personality - but instead enters the body of his housekeeper Ganossa. The magistrate duly falls for his housekeeper, and ends up being taken to court.
Translations
An authorised English translation has been made by Ed Emery[1]
References
- ^ Dario Fo, The Devil in Drag, trans. Ed Emery, in New Connections 99, Faber and Faber, London, 1999.