OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jim Culleton 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Maeve Binchy

• Author Notes

  Adapted by Jim Culleton from a short story by Maeve Binchy.

• Setting

  London in the 1980s.

• Synopsis

  Julia trawls through books in a sex shop, in the hope of finding that special book which will disguise her inexperience. As she moves from the Oral Love section to a small speciality area called Domination, she begins to fear that it will be impossible to hide the ghastly truth.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  10

• Total

  16

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 June 1995

• Production Notes

  Tottenham Court Road was first produced with 'Flat in Ringsend' and 'Excitement' (both listed separately) under the title 'Troubled Hearts: Three Stories by Maeve Binchy'.

• Producer

  Produced by Project Arts Centre In association with Cork Opera House

• Original Venue

  Belltable
  

Source Of Information

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