OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Micheál Mac Liammóir  Isa Hughes 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Marcel Achard

• Author Notes

  Adapted from 'Le Corsaire' (1938)

• Setting

  1937 The Studio of 'American Pictures' at Hollywood. 1716 The cabin of 'The Fortune' in the Caribbean Sea.

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of Achard's French comedy 'Le Corsaire' which is a comic look at the absurdities of a Hollywood film shoot. The movie is swashbuckling adventure about an English beauty who falls for a pirate. It soon becomes apparent that the actors playing the roles may be reliving their previous lives.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  18

• Female

  7

• Total

  25

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  16 August 1938

• Producer

  Presented by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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