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Before Dawn
Short Play, Drama / 1w, 3m
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…
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Cast Size
1w, 3m -
Subgenre
Period -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
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.
- Time Period 19th Century
- Setting A room in a castle
- Features Period Costumes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £40 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors
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 ...