OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Bairbre Ní Chaoimh 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Oscar Wilde 

• Setting

  Imperial Spain.

• Synopsis

  The twelfth birthday of the Infanta, the Princess of Spain, is a grand and marvellous affair. Snake charmers, Egyptian musicians, puppets, bullfighters, monkeys and bears all come to entertain the Infanta and her friends. But the one that makes her laugh loudest is the open-hearted little Dwarf brought in from the forest to perform a wild woodland dance for her. She is so delighted that she throws him a white rose and insists that he dance again after dinner. The innocent young Dwarf is over the moon and he is sure that the Infanta has fallen in love with him. Determined to declare his devotion to her, he decides to sneak into the Palace to find her...but what he finds in the Palace will break his simple heart.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  1

• Cast Size Female

  2

• Cast Notes

  All three actors play multiple roles.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  08 April 2010

• Production Notes

  A new adaptation presented in conjunction with the Dublin City Libraries ONE CITY ONE BOOK Festival.

• Producer

  Produced by Bewley’s Cafe Theatre

• Original Venue

  Bewley's Café Theatre
  

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