OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Siobhán Donnellan 

• Notes

  Presented as a double bill alongside 'In The Garden' as part of the 2011 Galway Theatre Festival.

• Synopsis

  'Chasing Butterflies' tells the story of two parents recalling the night each of them lost a child; one to death, the other to darkness.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  2

• Cast Size Female

  1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  29 October 2010

• Production Notes

  Staged in association with Bluepatch Productions.

• Producer

  Produced by Dragonfly Theatre

• Original Venue

  Nuns Island Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  'Chasing Butterflies' was originally staged at the Cork Arts Theatre Writers Week in 2010, where it took awards for Best Writer, Best Actress and Best Actor. The details listed here refer to the play's 2011 production as part of the Galway Theatre Festival.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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