Battle of Angels (1940)

Original id: 
12776
Start date: 
1 January 1940
End date: 
31 December 1940
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
Symbolic modern recasting of the Orpheus legend. Revised 1955 as Orpheus Descending. First performed 1957/03/21, Martin Beck Theatre, New York
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Companies:

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Tennessee Williams Writer
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.2 Book library 780 McGraw-Hill 1984, 5:157, 160 / Lee 1961, pp. 311, 312 / Segal 1989, pp. 173f.

How to cite this production

Battle of Angels (1940), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/12776 <28 March 2024>