Nana

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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.

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Genre: Adaptations (Literature), Period
Time Period: 19th Century
Cast Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

Authors

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 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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Emile Zola

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