The Arab's Mouth
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The Arab's Mouth is a 1990 play by Ann-Marie MacDonald
which she later revised to create Belle Moral
, at which point most of the Arabic references were cut. The title refers to a shape found on a stone by the central character—a circle or zero. First staged at the Factory Theatre
in Toronto
, MacDonald lightly revised the play for publication, at which point it was staged at Theatre Kingston
in Kingston, Ontario
. It is now out of print, having been superseded by Belle Moral
.
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ann-Marie MacDonald is a Canadian playwright, novelist, actor and broadcast journalist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. The daughter of a member of Canada's military, she was born at an air force base near Baden-Baden, West Germany....
which she later revised to create Belle Moral
Belle Moral
Belle Moral is a play by Ann-Marie MacDonald which premiered at the Shaw Festival in 2005.A substantial reworking of MacDonald's earlier play, The Arab's Mouth, Belle Moral is a gothic comedy set in Scotland in 1899...
, at which point most of the Arabic references were cut. The title refers to a shape found on a stone by the central character—a circle or zero. First staged at the Factory Theatre
Factory Theatre
Factory Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, founded as Factory Theatre Lab in 1970 by Ken Gass and Frank Trotz.Factory was the first theatre to announce that it would exclusively produce Canadian plays, but it soon became a widely emulated policy by other theatre companies...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, MacDonald lightly revised the play for publication, at which point it was staged at Theatre Kingston
Theatre Kingston
Theatre Kingston is a theatre company located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.Founded in 1990 as Theatre Beyond by Paul Gelineau, the company became The People's Theatre Kingston in 1992 and had two more Artistic Directors under that name—Kathryn MacKay and Kathleen LeRoux...
in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. It is now out of print, having been superseded by Belle Moral
Belle Moral
Belle Moral is a play by Ann-Marie MacDonald which premiered at the Shaw Festival in 2005.A substantial reworking of MacDonald's earlier play, The Arab's Mouth, Belle Moral is a gothic comedy set in Scotland in 1899...
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