OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  John Peacock 

• Setting

  Present (1971)

• Synopsis

  The twenty one year old brother and sister twins lure the mother who abandoned them at birth after an unsuccessful and damaging attempt at abortion to the deserted home of the lover-father. There the macabre demolition of the mother begins, against the background question of will the lover come or will he not.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  15 March 1971

• Producer

  Presented by Dublin Theatre Festival

• Venue Notes

  Premiered at the Player Wills Theatre.

Source Of Information

The sources for this entry came from the company programme and contemporary press cuttings.