OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Hugh Leonard 

• Author Notes

  Adapted from 'Billy Liar' by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall.

• Synopsis

  Relocated to Ireland, Liam Liar tells the story of a lazy, wildly inventive, daydreaming, irresponsible clerk with an extraordinarily vivid imagination and an inability to tell the truth. Unable to come to grips with the drab reality of his life, or with his own lack of direction, he treats his girlfriends and his family irresponsibly and spends his time retreating into that daydream world where he is the dictator of an imaginary country.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  5

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  18 August 1976

• Production Notes

  Produced in association with Oscar Lewenstein.

• Producer

  Produced by Noel Pearson Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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