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Enzo Condello
Enzo was born in Calabria Italy and is the author of Geli, Hitler’s niece, Shakespeare and the Dark Lady, NERO and SENECA , THE TRAGEDY of LUCRECE.- 'Condello is a master dramatist who takes up whe...view moreEnzo was born in Calabria Italy and is the author of Geli, Hitler’s niece, Shakespeare and the Dark Lady, NERO and SENECA , THE TRAGEDY of LUCRECE.- 'Condello is a master dramatist who takes up where Shakespeare left off''(Brenda Addie, Theatre Scholar. ), SAVONAROLA, ; GUSTAV III of SWEDEN; Epic poem: THE NEW WASTELAND -post 1922'. Currently he is working on or completing ANTONY , OCTAVIA AND CLEOPATRA; THE FALL OF RICHARD NIXON; STALIN; The Fall of Elvis. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S REUNION ; ' KING LEAR'S GREEK HOLIDAY, a comedy. Of Dark Lady play : 'Powerful'- John Bell. "Condello is, without doubt, a great writer.'- C. Lambert, Herald-sun. and ' the Nero conspiracy: 'I am honoured to become acquainted with Condello's art''-Les Murray, international Aust.poet, Nobel Prize nominee. 'Condello is Shakespearean in stature with potent language reminiscent of Shakespeare. Like Shakespeare, Condello draws parallels with contemporary culture '-S.Piening'-Australianstage. 'Condello is unique in Aust. theatre'-M.Robertson,Literary Manager, Playbox. Comments on 'the nero conspiracy'(tragedy of seneca)'-It's simply as if Condello decided to write a Shakespearean tragedy and then went ahead and did it. Theatre of this imaginative ambition is rare anywhere.'-- A.Croggon,Theatrenotes (rev. online: The Nero Conspiracy Theatrenotes.) And 'A work with the diction of tragedy.It feels like the sort of play Shakespeare or Seneca himself might have written; the horror and the violence contrasted with lofty, stirring verse'--John Bell,As principally a poet by instinct, Enzo is attempting to revive dramatic blank verse drama, modern and updated; a hybrid, a fusion of poetry and prose in contemporary world drama and literature. His next production is The Fall of Richard Nixon.view less
Books by Enzo Condello
Geli Raubal– Hitler’s Niece Shakespeare and the Dark Lady Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings