From the Archives: The Visit by Friederich Dürrenmatt, adapted into English by Maurice Valency (opens in new tab)

This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris is a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction. Swiss playwright Friederich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomic play Der Besuch der Alten Dame (direct translation: The Visit of the Old Lady) premiered in Zurich in 1956 to great success. That same year, playwright Maurice Valency brought the play to British audiences, called simply The Visit. […] The post From the Archives: The V...