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On the Subject of Love

A Proposito di Amore

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Ken McCormack 

  • Setting

    18th-century Derry

  • Synopsis

    A one-act play based on the life of Frederick Hervey, Fourth Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry for the last three decades of the eighteenth century. The writer, Ken McCormack, researched Hervey extensively to produce this portrait of a rakish bon viveur and womaniser.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

  • Cast Size Male

    1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Frederick Hervey, the Earl Bishop Howard Teale
Production Team  
Director Caitríona McLaughlin
Lighting Designer Moyra D'Arcy
Producer Kieran Griffiths
Production Manager J.P. Conaghan
Stage Manager Fiona McLaughlin
Set & Costume Designer Kate Moylan
Audio/Visual Nicky Harley

RIGHTS INFORMATION

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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