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| Who Will Carry the Word? | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Charlotte Delbo |
| Characters | Francoise, Gina, Denise, etc. |
| Date premiered | 14 March 1974 |
| Place premiered | Cyrano Theatre, Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Subject | French prisoners of war are held at Auschwitz |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Auschwitz, 1943 |
Who Will Carry the Word? is a French play by Charlotte Delbo, translated into English by Cynthia Haft. The original title is Qui Rapportera Ces Paroles?, and tells the story of twenty-three French women held in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. It was written in 1966 and was first performed at the Cyrano Theatre, Paris in 1974.[1] The characters are all members of the French Resistance, captured and imprisoned in February 1943. The play portrays in detail the hardships of life in a concentration camp, following the relationships between the women as they are surrounded by illness, starvation and death.
Synopsis
[edit]Productions
[edit]- 1974: Premiere at Cyrano Theatre, Paris.
- 1994: Off-Broadway production at the Judith Anderson Theatre, New York.[2]
- 2009: The first performance in the UK at the Courtyard Theatre, London.[3]
Response
[edit]NYT review of the 1994 production: [3]
References
[edit]also try [4]
google books: [5]
Category: 1974 plays Category: Off-Broadway plays
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