OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Sylvia Cullen 

• Setting

  Various locations across Europe, the mid-nineteenth century.

• Synopsis

  The fascinating true story of Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landesfeld. Born to a teenaged mother in County Sligo in 1821, Gilbert re-invented herself as Spanish dancer Lola Montez.Travelling across Europe in a whirlwind of adventure and romance, Montez embarked on a series of scandalous love affairs with Franz Lizst, Alexandre Dumas and King Ludwig of Bavaria amongst others, earning herself the reputation of 'the most outrageous woman in the world'.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  12

• Female

  8

• Total

  20

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling possible. In the original production actors also played further minor parts (unlisted).

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  29 February 2008

• Producer

  Produced by NTC Touring Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  First performed in the Newton & Bywell CM, Northumberland.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from materials provided by NTC Touring Theatre Company.