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• Staging information
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• Sample translations
• Production history

• The Great Stage of the World and the Business of Government translated by George Brandt
• The Great Theatre of the World translated by Kathleen Jeffs (née Mountjoy)
• Autos Sacramentales: The Divine Comedies of Calderón de la Barca translated by
• The Great Theatre of the World (1990) translated by Adrian Mitchell
• The Great Theatre of the World (2008) translated by Rick Davis

The Great Stage of the World and the Business of Government, translated by George Brandt

Productions

• The Great Stage of the World and the Business of Government (United Kingdom, 1968)

The Great Theatre of the World, translated by Kathleen Jeffs (née Mountjoy)

Samples

• The Beginning of the Play
• From the original's line 318

Autos Sacramentales: The Divine Comedies of Calderón de la Barca, translated by

The Great Theatre of the World (1990), translated by Adrian Mitchell

Editions

• Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. 1990. The Great Theatre of the World. In Three Plays: The Mayor of Zalamea, Life’s a Dream, The Great Theatre of the World, trans. Adrian Mitchell, pp. 159-91. Bristol, Absolute

Characters

• THE DIRECTOR
• THE WORLD
• KING
• BEAUTY
• RICH MAN
• PEASANT
• BEGGAR
• CHILD
• VOICE

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
6 (total)	10 (total)
4 males	8 males
2 females	2 females

Productions

• The Great Theatre of the World (United Kingdom, 1984)

The Great Theatre of the World (2008), translated by Rick Davis

Editions

• Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. 2008. Calderón de la Barca: Four Great Plays of the Golden Age, trans. Rick Davis. Lyme, NH, Smith and Kraus

Productions

• The Great Theater of the World (United States, 2002)

Samples

• Near the beginning of the auto
• Having been cast and turned loose to play their parts
• The actors have played out their roles

Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 4 October 2010.

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