OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Bernard Farrell 

• Setting

  The action takes place in the present in the Theatre Royal, Waterford. Wallace, Balfe and Bunn, long since dead, join the audience for the evening.

• Synopsis

  Waterford-born William Vincent Wallace and Dubliner Michael Balfe were among the leading lights of the Victorian opera. Staged on the occasion of the reopening of the Theatre Royal, Farrell's play introduces the forgotten stars to the contemporary stage in the form of a posthumous performance orchestrated by their ambitious producer Mr Alfred Bunn. But will the long-dead musical rivals stick to Bunn's script?

• Play Type

  Musical Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  4

• Total

  9

• Cast Notes

  The original performance also featured an orchestera and a large chorus.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 November 2009

• Producer

  Produced by Theatre Royal

• Original Venue

  Theatre Royal
  

Source Of Information

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