OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Arthur Riordan 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Henrik Ibsen

• Author Notes

  A new version with live music by Tarab

• Setting

  19th century Norway

• Synopsis

  Peer Gynt: The boy who never grew up, the escapologist extraordinaire.

  Caught between his angel and his demon, haunted by the women he loved, lost and betrayed, and catapulted through a life built on fantasy, Peer Gynt is finally forced to face himself.

  A new verse version of Henrik Ibsen's 1867 classic.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  6

• Total

  13

• Cast Notes

  Further minor roles played by the company. The original production also featured live music by Tarab.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 September 2011

• Producer

  Produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  O'Reilly Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  First staged as part of the 2011 Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival.

Source Of Information

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