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Before Dawn

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 3m

Terence Rattigan

Before Dawn
by Terence Rattigan

An hilarious retelling of the play and opera Tosca, with Scarpia as a swaggering villain who proves to be impotent, Tosca as a proud beauty and a Captain who gets confused as to whether Scarpia means that Tosca's lover should really be executed ... o…

Before Dawn

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • SubGenre
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  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
An hilarious retelling of the play and opera Tosca, with Scarpia as a swaggering villain who proves to be impotent, Tosca as a proud beauty and a Captain who gets confused as to whether Scarpia means that Tosca's lover should really be executed ... or only appear to be. Tosca's attempt to stab Scarpia is foiled by his knife-proof vest.
M3 (young, middle age) F1 (early middle age)
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting A room in a castle
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Terence Rattigan

Terence Rattigan

Born in London on the 10th June 1911, Terence Rattigan (1911–1977) was educated at Harrow (Scholar) from 1925 to 1930 and Trinity College, Oxford (History Scholarship) BA to 1933. He served as a flight Lieutenant in the Central Command, RAF from 1940 to 1945. In 1934 he had b ...

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