Mary Barton
By: Elizabeth Gaskell ; adapted by Rona Munro
Contributors: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Description: Rona Munro's stage adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1848 novel 'Mary Barton' presents a panorama of Manchester life in Victorian England, from the mill owners' new prosperity to the thousands of ordinary people living and dying in their factories. It was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, on 6 September 2006.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Nick Hern Books, 2006.