OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lord Longford 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Molière

• Author Notes

  Based on the classic French comedy of the same name (1664)

• Setting

  The action of the play is transposed to any big city in any country today (1938).

• Notes

  Radiogram by kind permission of H.M.V., Eustace Street. Tubular Furniture by Metal Utilities, Percy Place, Dublin.

• Synopsis

  Tartufe is a fraidster and an imposter, who masquerades as a figure of great integrity and grace while manipulating others to his own ends. A new adaptation of Molière's classic satire on class and religious hypocrisy.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  4

• Total

  13

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 July 1938

• Producer

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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