Year
2016
Language
English

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An epic fable set in the faraway Spanish Golden Age.
When a Duke from Spain embarks on a military adventure to save Venice and his reputation, the consequences are not what he expects...
Jo Clifford's play Losing Venice is a joyously original, witty take-down of dangerously daft machismo and the deranged behaviour of countries that have lost an empire and still not yet found a role.
Losing Venice was first performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1985. It was revived at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in September 2018.

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"'A winningly big-hearted new play that explores gender and identity at a time of huge change... funny but deeply moving'"
The Stage
"'Fascinating... Erotic tension combines with social argument... the climactic scenes have real power... moments of gorgeous sensuality'"
Guardian

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