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Dragon's Mouth

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 2m

J.B. Priestley, Jacquetta Hawkes

Dragon's Mouth

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

Two men and two women are in quarantine on a yacht in the West Indies, trapped in a sinister cove full of rocks called Dragon’s Mouth. While they await results of blood tests, the four share their stories and argue about their views of life. They have heard by radio that one is infected, but it breaks before they can find out who it is …

History

Premiered at the Malvern Festival in 1952 before transferring to the Winter Garden Theatre in London's West End. 

Performing Groups

Matthew
Nina
Stuart 
Harriet

  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting

    A Yacht 

  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

J.B. Priestley

J.B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, son of a schoolmaster. He left Belle Vue School at 16 and worked in a wool office, beginning to write in his spare time. He volunteered for the army in 1914 and served throughout the First World War, surviv ...
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Jacquetta Hawkes

Jacquetta Hawkes
Jacquetta Hawkes (1910 – 1996) was an English archaeologist and writer. She was the first woman to study the Archaeology & Anthropology degree course at the University of Cambridge. She was a representative for the UK at UNESCO, and was curator of the 'People of Britain' pavi ...
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