OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Christine Longford 

• Adapted / Translated From

  J. Sheridan Le Fanu

• Author Notes

  Adapted by Christine Longford from the Novel by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

• Setting

  Maud's house at Knowl. September 1844. Bartram Haugh. The Blackberry Dell

• Synopsis

  Maud Ruthyn is an only child, brought up on a vast estate by her self-righteous father. She becomes obsessed with her Uncle Silas, whose elegant and haunting image she discovers in family portraits. When she hears rumours of his decadent living and disgrace she begins a crusade to reclaim him to the family.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  6

• Total

  13

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1947

• 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