OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Ger FitzGibbon 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Anton Chekhov

• Author Notes

  Adapted from Chekhov's one-act comedies The Bear and The Proposal.

• Synopsis

  Natalie, a slightly desperate heiress, is eager to marry Nicholas, if they can only stop fighting long enough for him to propose; Henry, a retired officer of the Hussars, has no intention of flirting with anyone, let alone falling in love or marrying. But, as the best tee-shirts say, "stuff happens".

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  1

• Total

  5

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  14 January 2015

• Producer

  Produced by The Everyman

• Original Venue

  The Everyman
  

Source Of Information

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