OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Joseph O'Connor (1) 

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the authors own short stories.

• Synopsis

  Through a series of interconnecting monologues, a mother and son remember the break-up of a marriage in the 1970’s and share their haunted memories of its effect on the people involved. Loosely based on the short story collection of the same name, True Believers is an exploration of loss and growing up in an Irish family.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 May 1999

• Producer

  Produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company

• Original Venue

  Andrews Lane Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer. Additional information was supplied by a member of Fishamble Theatre Company.