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Roman Fever

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Hugh Leonard
Author Notes
Adapted from the original short story by Edith Wharton.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

1
Female

2
Total

3

Original Production

Date of First Production

05 October 1983
Production Notes
Roman Fever was originally presented alongside 'A View form the Obelisk' and 'Pizzazz' by the same author (both listed separately) under the umbrella title 'Scorpions'.
Producer

Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival
Original Venue

3Olympia Theatre

Original Cast
Mrs. Ansley	Máire Hastings
Head Waiter	Barry Lynch
Mrs. Slade	Maureen Toal

Production Team
Director	Roy Heayberd
Set Designer	Houston Marshall
Lighting Designer	David Carlisle
Costume Designer	Nigel Boyd
Music by	Rod McVey
Production Manager	Julian Erskine
Technical Supervisor	Alan Caffrey
Stage Director	Claire Cahill
Stage Manager	Eddie Lynch
Wardrobe Assistant	Anne O'Halloran

Published Scripts

Title

Pizzazz/View From The Obelisk/Roman Fever
Year

1986
Published By

Samuel French Inc
Address

45 West 25th Street - Dept.W
New York
USA
Phone

+ 1 212 206-8990
Website

www.samuelfrench.com
ISBN

978-0573016417
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

Adaptation rights
Contact

The Agency
Address

24 Pottery Lane, Holland Park
London W11 4LZ
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7727 1346
Email

info@theagency.co.uk
Website

www.theagency.co.uk

Source Of Information

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

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