OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael Hilliard Mulcahy 

• Setting

  Dingle, 1970s-2000s

• Synopsis

  A Dingle fisherman tells his life story, from the age of 14, when he was used as an extra in the film Ryan's Daughter, to his early 50s. He recounts his failed marriage, his drinking, a lost love, a tragedy at sea, and his discovery of a friendly dolphin who becomes resident in the town's harbour.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Total

  1

• Cast Notes

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 July 2013

• Producer

  Produced by Floating World Productions

• Original Venue

  Viking Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  There was a staged reading of the play in May, 2013, at the Beehive Theatre, Dingle.

Source Of Information

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