Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Alex Johnston 

• Athchóirithe/ Aistrithe ó

  Christopher Marlowe

• Nótaí Faoin Údar

  Adapted from Christopher Marlowe's play The Massacre at Paris.

• Achoimre

  Christopher Marlowe's play, The Massacre at Paris, was written in 1593 about the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, when three thousand Protestants were killed in one night in 1572, in a ruthless act of state terrorism by the Catholic government. The aftermath of this massacre led to the murder of a king and a sea-change in French history. Alex Johnston's adaptation enhances Marlowe's play for the 21st century, using a mixture of new and borrowed material. Terrorism, ethnic cleansing, the politics of bigotry, corruption in high office, spin doctoring and party political broadcasts augment this withering examination of human frailty.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

• Méid na Fóirne ( Fireann)

  11

• Méid na Fóirne (Baineann)

  5

• Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

  Cast doubling is possible. In the original production various other unspecified parts were also played by five actors. See original production for details.

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  05 September 2002

• Leiriú

  Produced by Bedrock

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Project Arts Centre
  

Foinse Eolais

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