OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Declan Hughes 

• Adapted / Translated From

  George Farquhar

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the original play by George Farquhar.

• Synopsis

  A radical re-working of George Farquhar's 1698 Restoration comedy which uses the previously minor character of Lyrick, a writer struggling to finish a play, as a framing device in which the original story unfolds. Lyrick's play within a play relates the rutting adventures in London of the Irish rake George Roebuck while the hapless writer is himself plagued by his own lack of confidence and the sexual advances of his lascivious landlady.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 May 1991

• Producer

  Produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was taken from the company's files.