The Libertine

Stephen Jeffreys, Mickey Gallagher

Nick Hern Books, 1995 - Drama - 84 pages

An outrageously bawdy historical comedy about the Earl of Rochester, the notorious 17th-century poet and rake. Filmed in 2004 with Johnny Depp as Rochester.The play centres on the moment when Rochester, friend and confidant of Charles II and the most notorious rake of his age, falls in love with the actress Elizabeth Barry.Thoroughly modern in its attitude to Rochester's sexual indulgence, the play is also a thrillingly convincing portrait of the period and an accomplished comedy of manners.

About the author

Stephen Jeffreys was born in London, England on April 22, 1950. He received a degree in English literature from Southampton University in 1972. He became a playwright. His plays included The Libertine, Lost Land, A Going Concern, and Backbeat. He wrote the screenplay for The Libertine and Diana. He died from a brain tumor on September 17, 2018 at the age of 68.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Libertine; Out of joint; Royal Court Theatre
• Authors: Stephen Jeffreys, Mickey Gallagher
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 1995
• ISBN: 1854592777, 9781854592774
• Length: 84 pages
• Subjects: Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Drama / General; Performing Arts / Screenplays