OVERVIEW

• Playwright

   

• Author Notes

  Devised by Barabbas... the Company

• Notes

  Come Down from the Mountain John Clown, John Clown was originally presented at the Factory Performance Space as part of the Sligo Arts Festival in August, 1993. The play was subsequently refined and presented alongside productions of 'Macbeth' and 'Half Eight Mass of a Tuesday' (listed separately) at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin on July 5th, 1994 as part of the inaugural 'Festival of Barabbas'.

• Synopsis

  Come Down from the Mountain John Clown, John Clown is a full-length clowning show, performed in red nose, which follows the little lives of Veronica Clown, erstwhile entrepreneur, Mikel Clown, political correspondent and Raymond Clown, unemployed. Comic and tragic, it is a show of few words.

• Play Type

  Physical/Devised Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  1

• Total

  3

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  August 1993

• Production Notes

  This show was originally performed as part of the 1993 Sligo Arts Festival. It was subsequently presented at the Project, Dublin in 1994, alongside two other shows, as part of Barabbas... The Festival.

• Producer

  Produced by Barabbas

• Original Venue

  The Factory Performance Space
  

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 Barabbas... the company.