OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Johnny Hanrahan  John Browne 

• Notes

  A musical theatre piece for 6-14 year olds.

• Synopsis

  The play tells the story of the fourth wise man, who is a bit late, far from wise and far from Bethlehem. On his long and difficult journey towards wisdom, he is helped by the Old Man, the Owl and by Maria the servant girl. Eventually he learns the true nature of wisdom and fulfils his destiny. Based on an old Russian Orthodox legend, this musical theatre show draws on the tradition of the Everyman figure and of mystery plays and folk theatre.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. In the original production all cast members also played a variety of instruments and sang.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 December 2000

• Producer

  Produced by The Ark

• Original Venue

  The Ark
  

Source Of Information

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