OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Christine Longford 

• Setting

  Mitcham, near London, 1608; Drury House, London, a few years later; The Deanery of St Paul's, some years later.

• Synopsis

  A dramatisation of the life of Jacobean metaphysical poet John Donne.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 November 1945

• 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.