OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Risteárd Ó Broin 

• Author Notes

  Written by Dick Byrne

• Setting

  The side of the road, somewhere in Ireland in the 1940s or '50s.

• Synopsis

  A drink-fuelled two-hander featuring two tramps, Portos and Artos, who live together in an abandoned van on the side of the road. Portos recalls his upper-middle class origins and and is full of pretensions, while Artos, a former sodier, delights in putting his companion down at every opportunity.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  24 July 2006

• Production Notes

  Produced by the Strongfort Playhouse as part of Project'06.

• Venue Notes

  First performed at the Mercy Convent theatre, Galway.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the production and from information supplied by the writer.