OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Joseph O'Connor (1) 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Daphne Du Maurier

• Author Notes

  Based on Daphne du Maurier's 1951 novel of the same name.

• Setting

  A large estate in Cornwall

• Synopsis

  Ambrose Ashley, a wealthy landowner, is wintering in Italy when he meets a distant relation, the Contessa Sangalletti, and everything changes.

  Based on Daphne du Maurier’s gothic classic, 'My Cousin Rachel' follows the struggle of Philip Ashley, Ambrose’s young ward, to come to terms with his guardian's fate and find his own place in the world.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  18 April 2012

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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