OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Shane Connaughton 

• Synopsis

  Divisions explores the broken marriage of Pat and Mary and their subsequent struggle to rebuild their lives. Mary attempts to get their marriage annulled by the Catholic Church, a process she discovers is long, arduous and not often fruitful. Pat goes on a spree of emotional turmoil, drink and violence. The play explores divorce, the arguments for it and the objections to it by a very conservative society.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  12

• Female

  6

• Total

  18

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. In addition to the characters listed, the part of Tara was played by two child actors: Tara Connaghton and Kate Magee

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 October 1981

• Producer

  Produced by Oscar Productions

• Venue Notes

  Presented at The Oscar Theatre.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was provided by the 1981 Dublin Theatre Festival programme.