OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Dominic Roche 

• Adapted / Translated From

  George Farquhar

• Setting

  Set in Mullingar early in the 18th century.

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of George Farquhar's restoration comedy, 'The Recruiting Officer'.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  15

• Female

  6

• Total

  21

• Cast Notes

  'The Mullingar Mob' were played by members of the Guiness Players and the Brendan Smith Academy.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  29 September 1969

• Production Notes

  In association with Period Productions.

• Producer

  Presented by Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  3Olympia Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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