OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Aodh Mac Dhubháin
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Adapted / Translated From
Alexander Ostrovsky
Author Notes
Aistrithe ó 'The Storm'(1859)
Setting
An Rúis (1856)
Synopsis
The Storm offers a vivid picture of the savagery, intolerance and primitivism of mid-nineteenth century Russia. The play shows a world in which merchants abuse workers, social progress is spat upon and religion is a reactionary force. In such circumstances, the heroine, Katerina, has little hope. Saddled with a weak husband and a tyrannical mother-in-law, she falls helplessly in love with a rich merchant's nephew. Her guilt forces her to reveal the brief affair with fatal consequences.
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Play Type
Adaptation/Translation
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Male
8
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Cast Size Female
7
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú agus ó leabhar Lennox Robinson, Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951.