OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Paddy Scully 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Edgar Allan Poe 

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of the original short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

• Synopsis

  Having murdered an old man and buried the dismembered corpse under the floorboards, a killer is driven to confession by the beating of the dead man's heart.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  23 November 1995

• Producer

  Produced by Belfast Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Lyric Theatre
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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