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The Scarlet Letter

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Julie Kelleher  Gavin McEntee  Evan Lordan 

  • Adapted / Translated From

    Nathaniel Hawthorn

  • Setting

    20th-century Ireland

  • Synopsis

    Nathaniel Hawthorn's classic story of adultery in a New England puritan community is transposed to 20th-century Ireland in this original adaptation.

  • Play Type

    Adaptation/Translation

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    7

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    21 June 2013

  • Production Notes

    Produced by Conflicted Theatre.

  • Original Venue

    Millenium Hall

  • Irish Premiere Notes

    Staged as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival.

Original Cast  
Roger Furey Mark D'Aughton
Esther Ryan Julie Kelleher
Villager Eadaoin O'Donoghue
Pastor Arthur Grey James Browne
Villager Chris Schmidt-Martin
Villager Evan Lordan
Villager Kate Fitzgerald
Production Team  
Director Gavin McEntee
Director Evan Lordan
Set Designer Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Donal McNinch
Sound Designer James Fortune
Puppet Design and Construction Olan Wrynn

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    Conflicted Theatre

  • Address

    3rd Floor, Sample Studios,
    Sullivan's Quay
    Cork

  • Phone

    +353 (0)85 133 2094

Rights Information

  • Territory

    All Territories

  • Rights Type

    All Rights

  • Contact

    Conflicted Theatre

  • Address

    3rd Floor, Sample Studios,
    Sullivan's Quay
    Cork

  • Phone

    +353 (0)85 133 2094

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the Cork Midsummer Festival programme and press cuttings.