OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Fergus Linehan (1) 

• Synopsis

  Frauds is set in the world of contemporary Irish business. It moves from Dublin to the exotic climes of the Far East, on to a Caribbean island and back to Ireland again. The central character, Frank O'Farrell, is alone in a hotel room. Tomorrow he faces a trial, charged with defrauding 'Baby trek', the pram company for whom he worked, of two million pounds. As he waits, he reflects on how he came to be in this position.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  2

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 September 1990

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Source Of Information

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