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'A Fifty-Minute White Devil' by John Webster abridged by Bill Tordoff - additional information.


'A Fifty-Minute White Devil' by John Webster abridged by Bill Tordoff
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Period and Geography
Location: Italy. Time Period: Medieval
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 1
Setting: Bedroom and A Room
Set Requirements: Furniture Only and Multiple locations in one set
The script includes characters in the following age range(s):
Unspecified ages
8 to 12
 Language Advisory:Help
Swearing rate: 3 rude words per thousand
We have identified the following types of language in the text:
Mild swearwords
Potential blasphemy
Sexual slurs
In addition to the text, the "Producer's Copy" of the Script includes the following:
A list of the required properties
A list of the required sound effects
A lighting plot
Descriptions of the characters
Costume notes
Miscellaneous notes from the author
Style:
Abridgement of John Webster's 'The White Devil', with the original text cut down to 50 minutes or so.
(The abridgement is copyrighted, so we charge for scripts and copying rights, but performances are royalty-free.)
Synopsis:
In his pursuit of Vittoria, the wife of old Camillo, Duke Brachiano abandons his wife, Isabella, then connives with Vittoria's brother, to have Isabella and Camillo murdered. Isabella's brother, the Duke of Florence, and his ally Cardinal Monticelso - Camillo's cousin - set out to get revenge.
(We're in Grand Guignol territory. This isn't going to end happily for anyone!)

 
 

 
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