The Camp (1967 play)

This article is about William Oliver's English translation of Griselda Gambaro's play El Campo. A full article has not yet been written about the original text. The Camp is a Latin American play written by Argentinian playwright and prize-winning novelist, Griselda Gambaro. Originally titled El Campo, the play opened in Buenos Aires in 1967 and since then has been translated into Portuguese, English, French, and Italian. It takes place in a modern Argentine Neo-Nazi concentration camp and reflects upon a time when, although World War II had ended, Argentina was still very invested in fascist and militaristic ideals. Often misinterpreted as belonging to the Theatre of the Absurd, The Camp is actually a part of el grotesco criollo, an Argentine theatre genre closely related to black comedy. rdf:langString