Elegy for a Lady

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Elegy for a Lady is a one-act play by Arthur Miller. [1] It was first presented in 1982 by the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, where it was combined with Some Kind of Love Story under the title 2 by A.M.; [2] the combination of these two plays has also been presented as Two-Way Mirror.

Two-Way Mirror was presented by David Thacker at the Young Vic Theatre in 1989, with Helen Mirren and Bob Peck, [3] At the Courtyard Theatre, Covent Garden Studio Theatre [4] in 2006 [5] and at Theatre by the Lake in 2017. [6]

Cesear's Forum, Cleveland's minimalist theatre company at Playhouse Square, presented the play with a staged version of Sylvia Plath's radio play, Three Women, [7] in 2012. [8] [9]

Elegy for a Lady was first published by Dramatists Play Service in 1982 [1] as ISBN   978-0-8222-0356-8. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arthur Miller (1915 - 2005)". Doolee.com. Weymouth, Dorset: Julian Oddy. February 2, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  2. "Some Kind of Love Story". New York City: Dramatists Play Service . Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  3. "Helen Mirren – The Helen Mirren Archives » Two Way Mirror" . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. "Courtyard Theatre". Time Out London. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  5. Gardner, Lyn (March 6, 2006). "Two Way Mirror". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. "Theatre review: Two-Way Mirror at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick". British Theatre Guide. March 17, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  7. "Three Women by Sylvia Plath". Hello Poetry. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  8. Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer (May 14, 2012). "Arthur Miller's 'Elegy for a Lady' and Sylvia Plath's 'Three Women' force introspective thinking". cleveland. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  9. "Enigmatic pair of one-acts at Cesear's Forum". Cleveland Jewish News. April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  10. "Elegy for a Lady". New York City: Dramatists Play Service . Retrieved October 4, 2009.