OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jocelyn Clarke 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Flann O'Brien

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the 1939 novel of the same name.

• Synopsis

  A layabout student is writing a book ... about fictional people writing other books! All goes well until a resulting compendium of invented and mythological characters slip the bonds of their own stories, and seize the narrative reins from their ficitious creators. Adapted from Flann O'Brien's metafictional classic.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling required

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  03 November 2009

• Producer

  Produced by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  The Factory Performance Space
  

Source Of Information

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