OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Ronald Harwood 

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of Francis Veber's 'Le Diner de Cons'.

• Synopsis

  Wealthy Parisian publisher Pierre has the career, the wife, the friends and the mistress - and an unusual pastime. Once a week, his friends meet for dinner and invite the most idiotic person they can find. By chance, Pierre comes across the finest nincompoop ever. When the paths of these two unlikely dinner companions cross, it results in choas.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 October 2002

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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