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STTAU MONTEIRO (1926 - 1993) |
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Nationality: Portuguese Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Sttau Monteiro (1926-1993) was one of Portugals greatest 20th Century playwrights and Thankfully there is Moonlight!, written in 1961, is regarded as his finest theatrical achievement. Although initially published and distributed in a secret and clandestine manner; as it had been banned by Portugals Fascist regime (1926-1974) one of the longest surviving European dictatorships; it nevertheless succeeded in securing international acclaim. The plays status and writers reputation were further unwittingly enhanced by the PIDEs (Portugals secret police) imprisonment of Sttau Monteiro in one of the countrys notorious concentration camps. Thankfully there is Moonlight! was considered so controversial that it did not receive its Portuguese premier until 1978, some four years after democracy had been established, when nearly 16,000 people enthusiastically rushed to see the first national production of this extremely powerful and provocative play.
Adaptation / Translations of Plays by Sttau Monteiro
Thankfully There Is Moonlight! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Greenwich Playhouse, London | 2007 | ||||
Organisations: | Galleon Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63317 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Sttau Monteiro. Written in 1961, it wasnt produced until 1978, and this is its translation world premiere | |||||
Synopsis: | Like Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', this uses a historical setting to attack the political evils of the day. Here, it's war-torn 19th-century Portugal - a place 'of petty conspiracies and betrayals, where you will only find an ally when you have found a common enemy'. With the threat of revolution growing, the authorities decide to arrest and execute the far-too-popular General Gomes Freire de Andrade. Its a powerful play, written out of anger and despair, but its power is largely rhetorical. The peasants eloquently bemoan their fate, the leaders of church and state denounce the rebels, and, in the second half the Generals wife a heartfelt Alice De Sousa shows the personal side of the tragedy. | |||||
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