OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Stanley Young 

• Author Notes

  Based on the biography "Laurette" by Marguerite Courtney.

• Setting

  Primarily a living-room facing the Hudson River, New York City - though the action moves freely, in memory, to London, Hollywood, the Connecticut countryside, and on the stages of the various theatres.

• Synopsis

  The life of Irish American actress Miss Laurette Taylor.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  4

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  22 September 1964

• Production Notes

  Produced by Laurette Productions

• Producer

  In association with Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  3Olympia Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The sources for this entry are company programmes and contemporary press cuttings.