OVERVIEW

• Playwright

   

• Adapted / Translated From

  William Shakespeare

• Setting

  Dublin, the present (2012).

• Synopsis

  A re-imagining of ‘King Lear’, featuring father and daughter as they struggle to 'express something true'. It is set in a small apartment where contemporary objects and references punctuate Shakespeare’s text.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

• Cast Notes

  Each performance had a visitor, played by 9 different actors

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  28 September 2012

• Producer

  Produced by Pan Pan

• Original Venue

  Smock Alley Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was drawn from the company programme and press cuttings.