OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frank McGuinness 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Henrik Ibsen

• Author Notes

  Adapted from Henrik Ibsen's classic.

• Setting

  Rosmersholm, home of the former clergyman, John Rosmer. One year after the suicide of Rosmer's wife, Beata.

• Synopsis

  The political ambitions of the reform-minded John Rosmer are undermined by his relationship with the amoral young woman Rebekka,a friend of his late wife. Both have dark secrets behind them. Unable to deal with their past crimes, the consequences for the couple are inevitably tragic.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 May 1987

• Producer

  Produced by Royal National Theatre

• Original Venue

  Royal National Theatre
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the National Theatre's Cottesloe stage.

Source Of Information

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