Las Meninas

by Lynn Nottage

LAS MENINAS is the true story of the illicit romance between Queen Marie-Therese (wife of Louis XIV) and her African servant, Nabo, a dwarf from Dahomey, and the hilarious consequences that scandalized the French court.

Genres: Plays

72 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

Lynn Nottage is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of marginalized people. She is a professor of Playwriting at Columbia University. She was the first woman to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice; the first in 2009 for Ruined, and the second in 2017 for Sweat.

Reviews

[Cary S · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one didn't quite do it for me. Lots of bawdy humor and dialogue lacking in Lynn Nottage's typically lyric subtext.

[Margery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would love to see a production of this quirky drama! I've read many Lynn Nottage scripts and this is by far the most unusual.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favourite Nottage, the dialogue a little convoluted for my taste but a really good little plot and full of arresting visuals. Would watch a production in a heartbeat.