OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gavin Kostick 

• Synopsis

  The Flesh Addict tells the story of the lives and loves of Janey Morris, William Morris, Lizzie Siddal and the greatest of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The play delves into a gothic 19th-century world of obsession, madness, delirium and death, and follows the destructive journey that an artist must undertake to produce even one good work.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  3

• Cast Notes

  In the original production, two of the actors also played various small parts.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  11 October 1996

• Producer

  Produced by Pigsback Theatre Company

• Original Venue

• Venue Notes

  Premiered at the Button Factory in Temple Bar, Dublin. 

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.