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Declan Gorman
Gerhart Hauptmann
Translated and adapted from Gerhart Hauptmann's (1862-1946) The Weavers.
The play is set in the 1840's in a region of Northern Europe where cotton and linen weaving are the principal forms of livelihood
A modern-style version of Hauptmann's 19th-century epic of a local craftsmen's revolution. The revolution occurred among the impoverished communities of the Eulengebirge mountain region of Silesia in 1844, and the play charts the despair and deprivation that led to the outbreak of violence. The adaptation suggests parallels between the traditions of the North East of Ireland and the remote Polish-German region in which the original play was set.
Adaptation/Translation
Full-Length
20
17
Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.
23 September 1997
Produced by Upstate Theatre Project
Droichead Arts Centre
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The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.
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