OVERVIEW
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Playwright
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Adapted / Translated From
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Author Notes
Adapted by the company from the 1892 novella of the same name.
Setting
An attic room.
Synopsis
A new adaptation of the American Gothic novella which charts a young woman’s descent into madness during the Victorian era of medical extremes. Trapped in an attic room and cut off from the world, she begins to obsess over the wallpaper and what’s waiting behind it. As she struggles to make sense of its twisting patterns, what she discovers draws her closer and closer to the edge.
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Play Type
Adaptation/Translation
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Female
1
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
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Date of First Production
18 September 2011
Production Notes
Produced by Then This Theatre as part of the 2011 ABSOLUT Fringe, Dublin Fringe Festival.
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Producer
Produced by Then This Theatre
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Original Venue
Smock Alley Theatre
Irish Premiere Notes
First performed at the 2011 ABSOLUT Fringe, Dublin Fringe Festival.
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
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