OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tomás Ó hÉighneacháin 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Molière

• Author Notes

  Aistriúchán ar 'Les Fourberies de Scapin' (1671)

• Setting

  Napoli na hIodáile. (1670)

• Synopsis

  A father wishes to arrange marriages for both of his sons, though he is unaware that they are both already married. Scapín attempts to come to their rescue.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  3

• Total

  11

• Cast Notes

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  16 November 1931

• Producer

  Produced by An Comhar Drámaíochta

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú agus ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail.