OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Thomas Kilroy 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Luigi Pirandello 

• Author Notes

  A version of Luigi Pirandello's original play.

• Setting

  A theatre in the present.

• Synopsis

  Six people arrive in a theatre during rehearsals for a play. But they are not ordinary people. They are the characters of a play that has not yet been written. Trapped inside a traumatic event from which they long to escape, they desperately need a writer to complete their story and release them. Intrigued by their situation, the director and his company of actors listen as the characters begin to describe and argue over the key events of their lives.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  7

• Cast Size Female

  8

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  01 May 1996

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Abbey Stage.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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