When I was studying performace at Uni some years ago, my tutor spoke about a play which he thought was the truly saddest play ever written. I really want to read it, but cannot remember the playwright nor the play title.
What I do remember, though, is that it was within the last 200 years and was the last play that the playwright wrote before he died. It was a personal and semi-autobiographical play about the destruction of his family. Because it was so personal, he did not ever want it to be published at all. However, only 1 year after his death, his wife now widowed decided to go against his wish and publish it.
Does this little bit of theatre trivia spark something in you?
Does anyone out there know what play this could be?
Thanks!
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Lust. Seduction. Revenge. The Game As You've Never Seen It Played Before. Rich and bored aristocrats in Rococo France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal.Set in Rococco France, a scheming widow and her ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The ex-lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will.