Set in a mental institution in 1970, Così is Louis Nowra’s second semi-autobiographical play. Lewis has recently left university and takes up a job directing Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte. Lewis the non-participant becomes emotionally involved with his actors’ lives as his operatic production lurches forward and the anti-Vietnam protests take place in the streets outside.
Louis Nowra was born in Melbourne. His plays include Page 8 (with David Page), The Woman With Dog’s Eyes, The Marvellous Boy, The Emperor of Sydney, Inner Voices, Visions, Inside The Island, The Precious Woman, Sunrise, The Golden Age, Capricornia, Byzantine Flowers, The Watchtower, Summer of the Aliens, Cosi, Radiance, The Temple, Crow, Miss Bosnia, The Incorruptible, The Jungle and The Language of the Gods. He has translated The Prince of Homburg, Cyrano de Bergerac and Lulu for the stage. He has also written the libretti for Whitsunday and Love Burns.
Author Louis Nowra
Publisher Currency Press
Date of Publication 1992
ISBN 9780868194035
Category Drama
