OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Hugo Hamilton 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Hugo Hamilton

• Author Notes

  Adapted by the author from his 2003 memoir of the same name

• Setting

  Ireland in the 1950s.

• Synopsis

  Set in 1950s Ireland, this is the story of a young boy trapped in a language war, struggling with what it means to be speckled, “half and half...Irish on top and German below.”

  Caught between his fiercely nationalistic father and his warm-hearted German mother, Hanni must free himself from his parents’ secrets before he can find a place where he belongs.

  A new stage version of the best-selling memoir of the same name.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  2

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 October 2011

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the programme for the original production and from the Dublin Theatre Festival website.