The Countess (play)
| The Countess | |
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Poster for the original production of The Countess at the Greenwich Street Theatre (signed by the author and members of the cast) | |
| Written by | Gregory Murphy |
| Date premiered | 1999 |
| Place premiered | Greenwich Street Theatre, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Ruskin's marriage breaks down when his wife Effie meets artist John Everett Millais |
| Genre | Period piece |
| Setting | London and Scotland in the 1850s |
The Countess is a play written by the American playwright and novelist Gregory Murphy. It recounts the break-up of the marriage of John Ruskin and Effie Gray, one of the greatest scandals of the Victorian era in Britain.
Written in 1995, Murphy's two-act drama premiered in New York in 1999, and transferred twice to ever-larger Off-Broadway venues. It later had a successful run in London's West End, and has since been performed worldwide.