OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Judith Ryan 

• Notes

  The Going Away Present was originally produced as a double bill with 'Redser' by Billie Traynor (listed separately) as part of 'Womanly Whims', a season of new plays by female Irish writers presented by Tall Tales Theatre Company.

• Synopsis

  The Going Away Present is a monologue concerning Paloma whose imagination creates fantastical fairy tales and who reckons that the activities of the old man in the flat upstairs are sabotaging her creativity, stifling her imagination and causing her intense pain and hardship.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Female

  1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  21 August 2001

• Producer

  Produced by Tall Tales Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Dublin Writers Museum
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.