OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Declan Gorman 

• Setting

  The play is set in and around Ballinascaul, a medium sized town just south of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The action takes place between Easter and Halloween, 1998.

• Synopsis

  Hades is a comic exploration of life in the fictitious border town of Ballinascaul during the summer of 1998. A taxi driver discovers that his 15-year-old daughter Judy is sneaking out at night and tries to figure out where she goes; an ex-champion boxer struggles to repay his debts as the moneylenders close in; a boy threatens to reveal who his true father is and cause a scandal - and somewhere far away there is a peace process and borders are dissolving.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  21

• Female

  12

• Total

  33

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. In the original production various other parts are played by the ensemble.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  27 October 1998

• Producer

  Produced by Upstate Theatre Project In association with Droichead Arts Centre

• Original Venue

  Droichead Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer