OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Roddy Doyle 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Roddy Doyle

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted from Roddy Doyle's 1990 novel of the same name.

• Setting

  Northside Dublin, late 1980s.

• Notes

  A Gate Studio commission. 

• Synopsis

  The Snapper is an account of the ups and downs of family life and pregnancy in Northside Dublin of the late 1980s.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  10

• Total

  13

• Cast Notes

  The role of Darren was alternated by two actors, and the roles of Tracy and Linda Rabbitte were alternated by six actors in the premiere production.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 June 2018

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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