Performances AUTHOR Brian Friel Setting Janacek's work-room in Brno, capital of Moravia. Synopsis Performances combines Leos Janacek's final string quartet, Intimate Letters, with the extravagant, passionate love letters he wrote at the same time to Kamila Stosslova, a married woman 37 years his junior. The play looks at Janacek's frantic life during those intoxicated weeks and specifically at his obsession with Kamila and the manifestation of that passion in the themes of the quartet. PLAY TYPE Plays General Number of Acts Full-Length Cast Size Male 2 Cast Size Female 4 Casting Notes In the original production four of the performers were also musicians from the Alba String Quartet. Date of First Production 30 September 2003 Production Produced by Gate Theatre ORIGINAL VENUE Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata Original Cast Leos Janacek Ion Caramitru Anezka Ungrova Niamh Linehan Judith/Second Violin Jana Ludvickova Ruth/First Violin Nicola Sweeney Miriam/Viola Fay Sweet John/Cello Tony Woollard Production Team Director Patrick Mason Designer Joe Vanek Lighting Designer Paul Keogan Pianist Conor Linehan Head of Production Teerth Chungh Production Manager James McConnell Production Co-ordinator Val Keogh Stage Director Miriam Duffy Assistant Stage Manager Kenneth Kelly (1) Technician Brian Rudden Technician David Carpenter Set Construction Theatre Production Services Scenic Artist Liz Barker Wardrobe Supervisor Joy Gleeson Wardrobe Assistant Valerie Dempsey Tailor Denis Darcy Photography Tom Lawlor (1) Voice Coach Andrea Ainsworth Hair and Wigs Ann Dunne Company Director Michael Colgan Company Deputy Director Marie Rooney CLICK HERE for information on script availability, production rights and translations for this play The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from the 2003 Dublin Theatre Festival programme. Printer friendly version