OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frank McGuinness 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Ramón María del Valle-Inclán

• Author Notes

  A version of the original plays by Ramón María del Vallé-Inclán.

• Setting

  Galicia, Spain.

• Notes

  Barbaric Comedies is made up of a trilogy of plays: 'Silver Face', 'Rampant Eagle' and 'Wolves Romance'.

• Synopsis

  Barbaric Comedies is a tragi-comedy following the fortunes of one Don Juan Manuel Montenegro. The play is an epic and wild story of greed, ferocity and passion.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  18

• Female

  13

• Total

  31

• Cast Notes

  Cast Doubling is possible. See Original Production for details. In the original production additional unspecified parts were played by members of the company.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  16 August 2000

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach and Edinburgh International Festival In association with Dublin Theatre Festival

• Venue Notes

  First performed at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  The original production subsequently transferred to the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, where it opened on the Abbey Stage on October 2nd, 2000.

Source Of Information

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