One of Eduardo de Filippo's finest Neapolitan comediesFilumena Domenico is a former Neopolitan prostitute who has had three sons by three different fathers. As her sons become adults Filumena feels the pressing need to become respectable and so she searches for a man to marry her, ensuring legitimacy for her family.A striking new translation by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Filumena (Modern Plays)

Literature & Fiction

Eduardo De Filippo

Dramas & Plays

Methuen Drama

<p>At first sight a typical picture of Italian family life with characteristic displays of Medittearranean temper, the play concerns the essence of any relationship between a man and a woman after years of married life.  A monumental family row begins to brew on Saturday night while the Sunday ragu is being prepared in the kitchen.  The row breaks on Sunday, the traditional day for family quarrels, and is finally and touchingly resolved on Monday.  this play was adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from the Neopolitan comedy by Eduardo de Filippo.  This colourful play had its British premiere at the National Theatre late in 1973 and received universal critical acclaim.  The distinguished cast included Laurence Olivier as Antonio and Joan Plowright as Rosa.  The play was directed by Franco Zeffirelli.</p>

Saturday, Sunday, Monday: A Play in Three Acts

Heinemann

<p>A comedy for a cast of 10 men and 7 women. This highly praised version is a sparkling contemporary commedia dell'arte about a feuding Neapolitan family. Peppino suspects his wife Rosa of infidelity and she is brooding because he spurned her cooking and praised a meal prepared by his daughter in law. The character rich cast also includes a crusty grandfather, a formidable widowed aunt on the make for the family doctor, her mama's boy son and a "liberated" daughter in law. During the traditional Sunday dinner Peppino's and Rosa's tempers flare amidst a gathering of family and friends. Add to their feud generation conflicts, a lover's quarrel, humorous insights on momism and bourgeois Italian life and the meal is unforgettable. Of course, all is forgiven by Monday.</p>

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

KEITH WATERHOUSE

Willis Hall

Concord Theatricals

Inner Voices (Play)

Amber Lane Press Ltd.

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