| The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi | |
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| Written by | Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| Date premiered | 26 March 1952 |
| Place premiered | Munich, Germany |
| Original language | German |
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi ( German: Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi) is a play by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The play was written in 1950, but Dürrenmatt continued to revise it until 1980. [1] It premiered on 26 March 1952 at the Munich Kammerspiele, directed by Hans Schweikart. It was then performed in Chile, Israel, and New York. [2] The play was adapted into a 1961 film with the same title. [3] The Iranian director and playwright Homayoun Ghanizadeh adapted the play in 2016 and staged the new production, Mississippi Dies Seated, at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran. [4]
See also
References
- ^ Ormsby, Eric (2007-02-07). "Dürrenmatt's Prison of Paradox". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Tiusanen, Timo (1977). Durrenmatt: A Study in Plays, Prose, Theory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 108.
- ^ Koczian, Johanna von; Held, Martin (1961-03-01). "Justiz-Krise". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Tiwall.com - Mississippi Dies Seated".
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| The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| Date premiered | 26 March 1952 |
| Place premiered | Munich, Germany |
| Original language | German |
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi ( German: Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi) is a play by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The play was written in 1950, but Dürrenmatt continued to revise it until 1980. [1] It premiered on 26 March 1952 at the Munich Kammerspiele, directed by Hans Schweikart. It was then performed in Chile, Israel, and New York. [2] The play was adapted into a 1961 film with the same title. [3] The Iranian director and playwright Homayoun Ghanizadeh adapted the play in 2016 and staged the new production, Mississippi Dies Seated, at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran. [4]
See also
References
- ^ Ormsby, Eric (2007-02-07). "Dürrenmatt's Prison of Paradox". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Tiusanen, Timo (1977). Durrenmatt: A Study in Plays, Prose, Theory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 108.
- ^ Koczian, Johanna von; Held, Martin (1961-03-01). "Justiz-Krise". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Tiwall.com - Mississippi Dies Seated".
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