OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eithne McGuinness 

• Setting

  The play is set in Mary's mind between 1883 and 1935

• Synopsis

  Irish emigrant Mary Mallon earned a reputation as a fine cook before being accused of poisoning her wealthy New York employers. Branded as the most dangerous woman in America, she was locked up for 28 years. The monotony broken only by her sumptuous plans for supper, she concocts her own version, the real story.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Female

  1

• Total

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 September 1997

• Production Notes

  Presented by Queen of Sheba.

• Original Venue

  Bewley's Café Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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