OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Daniel Reardon 

• Setting

  Set in the sixteenth century in Kilcolman Castle, County Cork and The Court of Queen Elizabeth I, London.

• Synopsis

  Spenser's Laye outlines the journey of Edmund Spenser from the obscurity of North Cork to the glitter of Queen Elizabeth's Court. Having created his magnum opus, The Faerie Queene, Spenser returns to Kilcolman with his riches.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1990

• Production Notes

  Produced in association with Connacht Productions.

• Producer

  Produced by Smock Alley In association with Project Arts Centre

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.