The Scottish Play
by Graham Holliday

The Scottish Play Book Cover
The Scottish Play Cover

Synopsis

Michael harbors an ambition to direct Macbeth and gets his chance with the autumn production of The Shellsfoot Thespians.

He encounters problems from finding enough men to telling grande dame Geraldine she is not to play Lady Macbeth, despite her offered bribe which would pay production costs.

He casts his wife in the part opposite Frank, with whom she is having an affair (unbeknownst to Michael).

It soon appears that the jinx surrounding the play extends to amateur productions and to Michael's life, but he remains determined to get the show on at any cost that includes his job, his wife and finding a new venue when banned from the church hall.7 women, 6 men

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 13 total roles, 7 female and 6 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1989
ISBN 10
0573016798
ISBN 13
9780573016790
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
68 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
89195761
LCC
PR6058.O4465 S38 1989
DCC
822/.914
Print
The Scottish Play is a British play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 1989. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573016790 and an ISBN-10 of 0573016798.

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