Joker of Seville and O Babylon!
Since 1959, Derek Walcott has directed and written for the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. The Joker of Seville, a comedy based on Tirso de Molina''s El Burlador de Sevilla, was commissioned by England''s Royal Shakespeare Company. Walcott''s sensitivity to the pacing, meter, and lyricism of the original makes his first attempt at adaptation an extraordinary accomplishment. O Babylon! brings life the ...
Since 1959, Derek Walcott has directed and written for the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. The Joker of Seville, a comedy based on Tirso de Molina''s El Burlador de Sevilla, was commissioned by England''s Royal Shakespeare Company. Walcott''s sensitivity to the pacing, meter, and lyricism of the original makes his first attempt at adaptation an extraordinary accomplishment. O Babylon! brings life the ...
