Modern Adaptations

"Tug of War" from the Getty Villa Malibu Theatre

I have already shown you a modern adaptation of The Rope in my posting, "Past Productions". The Getty Villa theatre did their adapatation which they titled Tug of War. There is also one called Il Ruffiano by Dolce (1560) and Rudens by Echard (1694). Plus one of two of the plots of The Captives by Heywood (1624). All of these shows were based off of or are a close imitation to The Rope by Plautus.

It's interesting to see other's adaptations of this specific play. The Rope is in fact an adaptation of a Greek play. So even Plautus wrote adapations of other people's plays. I find it very interesting to see how far these plays come over time. Plus every translation of these ancient plays are slightly different. All the concepts are the same but one must keep in mind that they are still a translation. If you read these adaptations they can give you new ideas and concepts for character, set, plot, and even props; really any aspect of the play.

Sources:
"The Rope" The Complete Roman Drama: All the Extant Comedies of Plautus and Terence, and The Tragedies of Seneca, in a Variety of Translations, Vol 1. George E. Duckworth Associate Professor of Classics, Princeton University. Random House, 1967. 31 October 2010