Jan 1, 2010

The Oxford Dictionary of Plays | The Wedding

Wedding, The (Ślub)

Alternative Title: The Marriage; The Wedding Ceremony

Author: Witold Gombrowicz

First Performance: 1964, Paris; 1976, Wroclaw Published: 1950

First English Translation: 1969

Genre: Drama in 3 acts; Polish prose

Setting: France, Second World War

Cast: 6m, 2f, extras

Henryk, a Polish soldier fighting in France during the Second World War, dreams of returning to his homeland. Arriving at an inn, he finds that his parents are the innkeepers and that his fiancée Maria is also there but avoiding him. A Drunk and his companions abuse Henryk's father and calls Maria a whore. Suddenly, Henryk's Father declares that he is King; the inn becomes a palace, and the Drunk the Royal Ambassador. The Ambassador encourages Henryk to seize power by...

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The Oxford Dictionary of Plays | The Wedding

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