OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lord Longford 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

• Author Notes

  Translation of the French play by Pierre Beaumarchais written in 1775, and originally entitled Le Barbier de Séville

• Setting

  Seville 1775

• Synopsis

  The wily Figaro used to be Count Almaviva's valet and is enlisted in the Count's attempts to woo the fair Rosina, ward of his rival Doctor Bartolo.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  11

• Female

  1

• Total

  12

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  25 May 1942

• Producer

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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