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• Don Juan, The Trickster of Seville translated by Dakin Matthews
• The Lady-Killer of Seville and His Graven Guest, Or: To Death with Bated Breath translated by Michael Kidd
• The Joker of Seville (1979) translated by Derek Walcott
• The Last Days of Don Juan (1990) translated by Nick Dear
• The Playboy of Seville, or Supper With a Statue (1971) translated by Oscar Mandel
• The Rogue of Seville (1968) translated by Robert O’Brien
• The Trickster of Seville (1959) translated by Roy Campbell
• The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest (1986) translated by Gwynne Edwards

Don Juan, The Trickster of Seville, translated by Dakin Matthews

Productions

• Don Juan, The Trickster of Seville (2006)

The Lady-Killer of Seville and His Graven Guest, Or: To Death with Bated Breath , translated by Michael Kidd

Title information

The translation is based on the 12th Cátedra edition of El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra or Tan largo me lo fiáis, edited by Alfredo Rodríguez López-Vázquez (Madrid, 2003).

Characters

• DON DIEGO TENORIO OF SEVILLE
• DON JUAN TENORIO, Son to Don Diego
• CHICKENSHIT (Chicken), Servant to Don Juan

• KING OF NAPLES
• DON PEDRO TENORIO, Spanish Ambassador to Naples and Uncle to Don Juan
• ISABELLA, Duchess of Naples
• FABIO, Servant to Isabella
• DUKE OCTAVIO, Suitor to Isabella
• TRIFLE, Servant to Duke Octavio

• KING ALFONSO XI OF CASTILE
• DON GONZALO DE ULLOA, Lieutenant Commander of the Order of Calatrava
• DOÑA ANA DE ULLOA, Daughter to Don Gonzalo (voice only)
• THE MARQUIS DE LA MOTA, Suitor to Doña Ana

• THISBEE, Fisherwoman
• ELISSA, Fisherwoman
• ANFRISSO, Fisherman
• CORYDON, Fisherman

• BELISSA, Shepherdess
• ARMINTA, Shepherdess
• JASPER, Elderly Shepherd and Father to Arminta
• BATRICIO, Shepherd and Groom to Arminta
• VARIOUS SERVANTS, COURT ATTENDANTS, MUSICIANS, GUARDS, POLICE, JAILERS, MOURNERS, ETC.

Productions

• The Lady-Killer of Seville and His Graven Guest, Or: To Death with Bated Breath (Canada, 2004)

Samples

• ACT ONE Scene One
• ACT ONE Scene Three
• ACT THREE Scene Seven

The Joker of Seville (1979), translated by Derek Walcott

Editions

• Molina, Tirso de. 1979. The Joker of Seville, trans. Derek Walcott. London, J. Cape

Productions

• The Joker of Seville (Canada, 1984)

Further information

This version of the play is set in the Caribbean.

The Last Days of Don Juan (1990), translated by Nick Dear

Editions

• Molina, Tirso de. 1990. The Last Days of Don Juan, trans. Nick Dear. Bath, Absolute Classics

Productions

• The Last Days of Don Juan (United Kingdom, 1990)

The Playboy of Seville, or Supper With a Statue (1971), translated by Oscar Mandel

Editions

• Molina, Tirso de. 1971. The Playboy of Seville, or Supper With a Statue, trans. Oscar Mandel. In Three Classic Don Juan Plays. Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press

The Rogue of Seville (1968), translated by Robert O’Brien

Editions

• Molina, Tirso de. 1968. The Rogue of Seville, trans. Robert O’Brien. In Spanish Drama, ed. A. Flores, pp. 83-133. New York, Bantam Books

The Trickster of Seville (1959), translated by Roy Campbell

Editions

• Molina, Tirso de. 1959. The Trickster of Seville, trans. Roy Campbell. In The Classic Theatre. Vol III: Six Spanish Plays, ed. Eric Bentley. New York, Doubleday

The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest (1986), translated by Gwynne Edwards

Editions

• Molina, Tirso de. 1986. The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest / El burlador de Sevilla y el convidado de piedra, ed. and trans. Gwynne Edwards [bilingual edition in English and Spanish]. Warminster, Aris and Phillips

Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 10 March 2011.

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