OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eamonn Kelly 

• Notes

  Religious Knowledge was originally produced as a lunchtime production by The Comedy Cumann at the King's Head Bar, Galway, in 1994. The play received its professional premiere, as listed, as a companion piece to Parental Guidance (listed separately).

• Synopsis

  Religious Knowledge is set in the 1970’s when the power of the Christian Brothers had peaked and primary education was still controlled by the Catholic Church. This one-act comedy is set in the classroom of a Christian Brothers' school where three boys with very different characters, Fogarty, Dunphy and McQuaid, slip and slide around the ever watchful eye of the draconian teacher, otherwise known as The Brother.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  1

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  19 August 1998

• Producer

  Produced by The Everyman

• Original Venue

  The Everyman
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer. The synopsis and contact information was supplied by the Everyman Palace Theatre.