OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frank McGuinness 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Anton Chekhov 

• Author Notes

  A version of Anton Chekhov's original play.

• Setting

  The action takes place in the Prozorov house in a small provincial town in Russia.

• Synopsis

  A new adaptation of Chekhov's study of the tedium and frustration of petit-bourgeois family life in turn-of-the-century provincial Russia, which explores the irony of hope and the inadequacy of consolation.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  12

• Cast Size Female

  7

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. In the original production the part of Bobkin was also played by two alternate child actors.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  28 March 1990

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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