OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Owen O'Neill 

• Notes

  'Absolution' was later staged as part of the 2010 1st Irish Festival in New York, where it was performed by Owen O'Neill, directed by Rachel O'Riordan and produced by Gúna Nua theatre company.

• Synopsis

  In 'Absolution' the innermost thoughts of a vicious serial killer are exposed. Is he an avenging angel on a divine mission or a mass murderer? With brutally clinical accounts of his victims, this is a tale of a man who has taken upon himself the sins of so many, and has unleashed upon them a terrible vengeance.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Total

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  31 July 2008

• Production Notes

  First produced by Theatre Tours International as part of the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

• Venue Notes

  First performed at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings.