Selected Plays by Griselda Gambaro av Griselda Gambaro

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Griselda Gambaro is arguably one of Argentina¿s most important dramatists, as well as a playwright of international significance, whose poetics not only interpret Argentine reality but transcend cultural and geographical borders. Despite international recognition, her plays remain little performed in the UK, an absence which makes this anthology of new translations a welcome contribution to British theatre culture, and to the English-speaking stage.Prolific since the 1960s, Gambaro¿s plays are radical, subversive, and endlessly inventive in the use of form and theatricality. This is a theatre of resistance which has the potential to make searing comments on our own domestic and political contexts, an experience which may not be comfortable but is always vital. Dazzling, original, incisive and poetic, this anthology shows Griselda Gambaro at the height of her creative powers. <b><i>Siamese Twins</i> (1967)</b> In this charged and forceful play, two brothers (one weak, one strong) play o