Mary Barton (stage version)
- Full Length Play, Drama, 19th Century
- 6M, 5F
- ISBN: 9781854599513
Elizabeth Gaskell's panoramic novel of Victorian England, adapted for the stage by the author of Iron and The James Plays.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 19th Century
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Flexible
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre
Manchester in the 1840s. By day, Mary Barton works in a dress shop making gowns for the daughters of the newly moneyed mill owners. By night, Mary aspires to join their class. As she strives to better herself, murder, intrigue and romance take over her life and the lives of those she loves.
Fast-paced, epic and exciting, Mary Barton presents a panorama of Manchester life from the mill owners' new prosperity to the thousands of ordinary people living and dying in their factories.
Rona Munro's adaptation of Mary Barton was premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in 2006.
REVIEWS:
"Full of heat and passion, Munro's filleted version retains both Gaskell's beady eye for detail and her compassion for all humanity."
The Guardian
"Powerful... Manchester's dark history in riveting microcosm."
The Times
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for female performers
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