OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tom Murphy (1)  Noel O'Donoghue 

• Setting

  Outside a dancehall in rural Ireland in the 1950's.

• Notes

  On the outside was written in 1959 and subsequently produced on Radio Éireann in 1962, and around the same year by an amateur group in Cork. Chris O'Neill produced 'Outside' as a lunchtime show in the Project in 1972.

• Synopsis

  Two lads stand outside the local dance hall without the social or financial wherewithal to gain entry.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  3

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 September 1974

• Production Notes

  Produced in association with Four in One Players. After an extended run in the Project this Production transferred to the Peacock Theatre in November 1974 where it was presented with a new companion piece 'On the Inside' and only after a week was transferred upstairs to the Abbey's main stage.

• Producer

  Produced by Project Arts Centre In association with Four-in-One Players

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original published script.