OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brian Campbell  Laurence McKeown 

• Synopsis

  In a small village in the North of Ireland in 1981, Mary and George try to come to terms with their son Peadar's decision to volunteer for the hunger strike. The local school teacher decides to take a lead role in organising a local campaign. Two old school friends of Peadar, now at Queen's University, must try to come to terms with where they stand. Myles, the GAA coach, wants to keep his head down and ignore the situation and Father Boyle, the local priest, struggles to control his parishioners.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  2

• Total

  10

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 May 2001

• Producer

  Produced by DubbelJoint Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Amharclann na Carraige/The Rock Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the programme for the original production, with further information supplied by the company.