OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tom Murphy (1) 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Oliver Goldsmith

• Author Notes

  from Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Vicar of Wakefield'.

• Synopsis

  Modelled on Oliver Goldsmith's classic novel The Vicar of Wakefield, Murphy builds a comedy peopled with thieves, pimps, bawds, lechers and impostors who will prey on innocence unless God - or the ruling class - takes a hand. It centres around the downfall of Dr Primrose, who relates the misadventures that have caused his downfall and brought disintegration and ruin on his loved ones.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  14

• Female

  8

• Total

  22

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  09 October 1996

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Abbey Stage.

Source Of Information

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