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Nana

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 5m

Emile Zola, Olwen Wymark

Nana
by Olwen Wymark
From the novel by Emile Zola

"Olwen Wymark has filleted the flesh from Zola's novel to produce a work which reeks of sex and pleasure." - Time Out

Olwen Wymark's splendid dramatization of Zola's Nana is a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian society, depict…

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Period

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Summary
Olwen Wymark's splendid dramatization of Zola's Nana is a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian society, depicting the rise and tragic downfall of a young courtesan. The play was commissioned by Shared Experience and had a highly acclaimed run at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 1988. Contained in the volume Nana/Germinal.
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting Various simple interior and exterior settings

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"Olwen Wymark has filleted the flesh from Zola's novel to produce a work which reeks of sex and pleasure." - Time Out

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Emile Zola

Emile Zola
Emile Zola (1840-1902) was a French journalist and novelist known for his series of 20 novels known collectively as Les Rougon-Macquart (1871-93). Zola's style was called literary naturalism; his novels were attacked and even banned for their frankness and sordid detail, and ...
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Olwen Wymark

Olwen Wymark
OLWEN WYMARK was an American-born writer. She has written for the stage, television, radio and film. Her theatre productions include FIND ME and BEST FRIENDS at the Orange Tree Theatre. LOVED at the Bush Theatre, PLEASE SHINE DOWN ON ME at the Royal Court, SPEAK NOW at Le ...
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