OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Geraldine Aron 

• Notes

  Spider was originally produced as 'Along Came a Spider' by Capab at The Little Theatre, Cape Town, South Africa in 1978. 'Along Came a Spider' was located in Ireland as a South African aspect would not readily have found a production there in 1978. The play was nevertheless banned for a period by the SABC and when it was re-staged in 1985 (as listed and published) it was re-written as Spider; a shorter version which relocated the action from Ireland to South Africa.

• Synopsis

  The story of an avenging young girl, daughter of a domestic servant who died during her term of employment.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  3

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  February 1985

• Production Notes

  Produced by Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society.

• Venue Notes

  Spider was first produced at The Playhouse Theatre, Somerset West, South Africa.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  'Along Came a Spider' was produced by Edwards-MacLiammóir Dublin Gate Theatre Productions at The Gate Theatre, Dublin, opening on July 16th, 1980.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published script.