OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerard Humphreys 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Gerard Humphreys

• Author Notes

  Translated from the Irish Séanadh by the author.

• Setting

  The play is set on the roof of the GPO in Dublin in April 2015.

• Synopsis

  Captain Clodagh O'Farrell is charged with executing the military ceremony. Stephanie is trying to salvage her minister's career and back the right horse to be the next leader of the government. With the help of Harry her spin doctor who is trying to ingratiate himself with Stephanie in the wake of his disastrous launch of The 1916 Commemoration.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  1

• Cast Size Female

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 October 2015

• Producer

  Produced by The New Theatre

• Original Venue

  The New Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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