Open two-way relationship

This article discusses the comedy The Open Couple by Dario Fo, more importance among Open Relationship

The comedy Open Relationship for Two ( Coppia aperta, quasi spalancata ) by Dario Fo and Franca Rame , which belongs to the literary genre of tragicomedy , takes place in Italy and was premiered in November 1983.

action

The farce , which depicts married life, is narrated retrospectively by Antonia, the wife, and begins with the scene in which Antonia repeatedly tries to kill herself because of her husband's cheating. At the beginning of the piece, the man persuades Antonia to have an open two-way relationship , which is initially only open to his side. The woman first tries to accept this type of relationship and remains in the role of the dear mother and wife. However, since she cannot cope with it, suffers from it and is jealous, she changes and sets new goals. This contradicts the man's ideas of an open two-person relationship, whereupon he takes his own life.

literature

• Dario Fo, Franca Rame: Open two-way relationship. Three pieces . Rotbuch-Verlag, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-88022-039-5 (content: “The open relationship between two people”, “The rape” and “A mother”).
• Dario Fo, Franca Rame: Coppia aperta, quasi spalancata . Einaudi, Turin 1991, ISBN 88-06-12271-1 .