The Heiress
Written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz based on the novel 'Washington Square' by Henry James
Directed by Paul Sharpe
Performed in Airfield House, Dundrum, November 2003
Set in fashionable 1850s New York, The Heiress is a great love story, with a twisting plot, dangerous emotions and subtle, complex characters.
The cast of 'The Heiress'
Director, Paul Sharpe
Note
At twenty-two, Catherine Sloper (Sinead Donovan) is neither clever nor beautiful, but to her delight she finds herself courted by the handsome and charming Morris Townsend (Wes Scully). Is it her good and gentle heart that he desires, or her inheritance? For her widowed aunt, Lavinia (Anne Lucas), it is an opportunity to engineer a clandestine romance. For Doctor Sloper (Tony McGettigan), keeping his daughter from her lover is a duty, a challenge and an entertainment... This sumptuous costume drama was directed by Paul Sharpe.