Synopsis
Absolutely! (perhaps) - Absolutely Perhaps
Luigi Pirandello adapted Martin Sherman
Published by Methuen
7 Male 7 Female
Ponza claims that his wife is really his second wife, the first having died in an earthquake that destroyed all records
Meanwhile, his wife only pretends to be Signora Frola's daughter to humour Signora Frola, who, he claims, is insane
Thoroughly bewildered, Agazzi demands to meet Ponza's wife, who arrives heavily veiled, proclaiming herself as both the daughter of Signora Frola and the second wife of Signor Ponza
Absolutely Perhaps is a brilliant comedy on the elusive nature of identity and reality, and, like all of Pirandello'a work, shows truth as subjective and relative and drama itself a mystery