OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Dan Colley  Manus Halligan  Genevieve Hulme-Beaman 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted from Garcia Marquez’s short story Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes.

• Notes

  For ages 8-80.

• Synopsis

  In a kitchen, in a theatre, two storytellers and their audience find something remarkable — a very old man with enormous wings. The wise neighbour woman tells us he’s an angel. The priest says he’s an imposter. Pilgrims flock to see him, hoping to be healed by him. They leave with something different than what they expected.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 July 2019

• Producer

  Produced by Collapsing Horse Theatre

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed in the Cube.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme and emails with members of the company.