The Venetian Twins

The Venetian Twins

The Venetian Twins (Italian - "I due gemelli veneziani", or "The two Venetian twins") is a 1747 play by Carlo Goldoni, based on Plautus's "Menaechmi". Recent productions include one at the Watermill Theatre [ [http://www.newburytheatre.co.uk/archive/200405b.htm Theatre website] ] and a 1993 production directed by Michael Bogdanov for the Royal Shakespeare Company. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/1994/10/12/london_1.php International Herald Tribune review] ] The play has also been adapted and staged as a 1979 Australian two-act musical comedy.

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