OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Billy Roche 

• Notes

  Poor Beast in the Rain, alongside 'A Handful of Stars' and 'Belfry' (both listed separately), is part of a trilogy of plays known as 'The Wexford Trilogy'.

• Synopsis

  Eileen works in her father's betting shop. Molly, Steven and Joe manage to keep their regrets about the past safely locked away and young Georgie is ready to turn his back on the outside world and follow their example, until the return of the legendary Danger Doyle. Having turned his back on the cycle of missed opportunities and thwarted desires to run away to London with Eileen's mother, Danger Doyle now offers Eileen the possibility of escape.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  4

• Cast Size Female

  2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  08 November 1989

• Producer

  Produced by The Bush Theatre

• Original Venue

  The Bush Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  The Irish Premiere of 'Poor Beast in the Rain' was presented by The Angels Club in the Andrews Lane Theatre as part of the 1990 Dublin Theatre Festival. The production was directed by Brian de Salvo, and produced in association with the Theatre Festival.

  A subsequent production of the play was presented on the Peacock Stage of the Abbey Theatre on the 14 January 1993.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the published script.