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<b>Mistero Buffo</b> is a series of small one-act plays by [[Dario Fo]] |
<b>Mistero Buffo</b> is a series of small one-act plays by [[Dario Fo]] |
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They are built around the idea of the travelling players of medieval times, who would travel to towns and villages, bringing the latest news, but also performing theatrical pieces which were sometimes subversive in their content. The final section of the collection consists of [[Passion Plays]] |
They are built around the idea of the travelling players of medieval times, who would travel to towns and villages, bringing the latest news, but also performing theatrical pieces which were sometimes subversive in their content. The final section of the collection consists of [[Passion Plays]] narrating the life and times of Christ. |
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==Translations== |
==Translations== |
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Revision as of 19:06, 5 August 2012
Mistero Buffo is a series of small one-act plays by Dario Fo
They are built around the idea of the travelling players of medieval times, who would travel to towns and villages, bringing the latest news, but also performing theatrical pieces which were sometimes subversive in their content. The final section of the collection consists of Passion Plays narrating the life and times of Christ.
Translations
An authorised English translation has been made by Ed Emery[1]
Online version available at [2]
References
- ^ Dario Fo, Mistero Buffo, trans. Ed Emery, Methuen Books, London, 1988.
- ^ English translation: http://www.geocities.ws/dariofoarchive/mistero.html