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SENECA (4 BC? - 65 AD) |
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Nationality: Roman Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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SENECA (ca. 4 BC 65 AD) was a Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero.
Adaptation / Translations of Plays by Seneca
Hercules | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | - | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #59577 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca | |||||
Synopsis: | A new translation specially commissioned by Absolute Classics. Senecas poetic account of this classic story reveals the passion for rhetoric that was to have such a strong influence on Elizabethan drama and particularly on Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. | |||||
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Octavia | ||
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| 1st Published: | Cambridge University Press | ISBN/ASIN: | 9780521823265 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #136850 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca | |||||
| Emperor Nero divorces and banishes his wife Octavia and remarries | |||||
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Oedipus | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Oxford University Press 2010 | ISBN/ASIN: | 9780199547715 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #136849 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca | |||||
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Oedipus | ||
| 1st Produced: | Northcott, Exeter | 1998 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1969 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #17464 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca | |||||
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Thyestes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 9781854596505 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #7013 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 0 | ||
Parts other: | plus 2 boys | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca | |||||
| A faithful and uncut translation from the Latin. The brothers, Atreus and Thyestes rule jointly. Thyestes has had an affair with Atreus' wife and has been banished with his sons. But Atreus wants revenge. He makes friends with his brother but this is just to lure his nephews into his clutches. The unfortunate youngsters are roasted and served up as a stew for their father. "In spite of the powerful performances and the master theatrical craft, I am left with the question, "Why this play?" My tolerance for this sort of intellectually snobbish theatre is greater than most people's, but I cannot imagine why (director Joan) Akalaitis would put such resources into this play" Randy Hardwick, chicagocritic.com | |||||
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Thyestes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Malthouse, Melbourne | 16 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Hayloft Project | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-927-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #133978 | |||
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Genre: | piece 90 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca. Adapted by by Simon Stone, Thomas Henning, Chris Ryan and Mark Winter | |||||
| If you mess with the Ancient Greeks, beware a little blood. In the charnel house of Greek legend one room is forever reserved for that most ferocious of tales - Thyestes, the deposed king whose sons were slaughtered and served as a feast to their unwitting father. Treating mythological atrocity as contemporary reality, fast-track director Simon Stone retells this Greco-Roman epic as a series of domestic scenes exploring the mundanity of violence. Terrifyingly observed, savagely comic and ultimately heartrending, Thyestes is a modern journey through the darkest of legends. | |||||
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Thyestes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Malthouse, Melbourne | 16 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Hayloft Project | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-927-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #133983 | |||
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Genre: | piece 90 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca. Adapted by by Simon Stone, Thomas Henning, Chris Ryan and Mark Winter | |||||
| If you mess with the Ancient Greeks, beware a little blood. In the charnel house of Greek legend one room is forever reserved for that most ferocious of tales - Thyestes, the deposed king whose sons were slaughtered and served as a feast to their unwitting father. Treating mythological atrocity as contemporary reality, fast-track director Simon Stone retells this Greco-Roman epic as a series of domestic scenes exploring the mundanity of violence. Terrifyingly observed, savagely comic and ultimately heartrending, Thyestes is a modern journey through the darkest of legends. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Thyestes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Malthouse, Melbourne | 16 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Hayloft Project | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-927-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #133987 | |||
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Genre: | piece 90 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca. Adapted by by Simon Stone, Thomas Henning, Chris Ryan and Mark Winter | |||||
| If you mess with the Ancient Greeks, beware a little blood. In the charnel house of Greek legend one room is forever reserved for that most ferocious of tales - Thyestes, the deposed king whose sons were slaughtered and served as a feast to their unwitting father. Treating mythological atrocity as contemporary reality, fast-track director Simon Stone retells this Greco-Roman epic as a series of domestic scenes exploring the mundanity of violence. Terrifyingly observed, savagely comic and ultimately heartrending, Thyestes is a modern journey through the darkest of legends. | |||||
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Thyestes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | Silver Spoon | |||||
| 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 | #87615 | |||
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Genre: | drama Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca | |||||
Synopsis: | Thyestes is an adaptation of Seneca's great tragedy. Atreus, ruler of Argos, is tortured by a desire for revenge against his brother Thyestes, who not only stole the crown they were supposed to share, but also slept with his wife, Aerope. Having successfully driven Thyestes into hiding, Atreus hatches a wicked scheme to pay his brother back. Feigning forgiveness, he invites Thyestes and his two daughters back to the palace, where he mercilessly slaughters the girls and, and a disturbing public banquet, feeds their flesh to their unwitting father. | |||||
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Thyestes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Malthouse, Melbourne | 16 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Hayloft Project | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-927-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #133990 | |||
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Genre: | piece 90 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Seneca. Adapted by by Simon Stone, Thomas Henning, Chris Ryan and Mark Winter | |||||
| If you mess with the Ancient Greeks, beware a little blood. In the charnel house of Greek legend one room is forever reserved for that most ferocious of tales - Thyestes, the deposed king whose sons were slaughtered and served as a feast to their unwitting father. Treating mythological atrocity as contemporary reality, fast-track director Simon Stone retells this Greco-Roman epic as a series of domestic scenes exploring the mundanity of violence. Terrifyingly observed, savagely comic and ultimately heartrending, Thyestes is a modern journey through the darkest of legends. | |||||
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