OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Roddy Doyle 

• Synopsis

  Loosely inspired by the 1960s film 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', this play takes a light-hearted look at the different reactions within one Irish family to the arrival for dinner of Ben, a Nigerian asylum seeker. In particular the play focuses on Larry Linnane, a man who loves his wife and family and football and dinners swimming in "gravy you could dye your hair with". He considers himself a liberal until his eldest daughter brings home "the black fella".

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  4

• Total

  7

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 September 2001

• Producer

  Produced by Calypso Productions In association with Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Andrews Lane Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original festival programme and promotional flyer.