OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Hugh Ross Williamson 

• Synopsis

  The story of the mystical spanish saint, Teresa of Avila. The play chronicles the setting up of the first Carmelite Reformed convent, the saint's vow of obedience to her confessor, Father Gracian, the establishment of the convent at Seville, the onslaught of the Observance section, the trumped uou scandal involving Father Gracian, Teresa's petition to the King and the re-establishment of the Reformed convents. It ends with her last vision, shortly before her death.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  4

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  11 September 1961

• Original Venue

  3Olympia Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The source for this entry is contemporary press cuttings.