OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Pat Daly (1) 

• Setting

  An abandoned farmhouse shed on the outskirts of a large city housing estate. The present.

• Synopsis

  The Pilferers is the story of four lads who connive to rob the local Post Office. While the play details the planning and executing of the botched job, it is more concerned with the unravelling relationships of the four young men as they are forced to make an uncomfortable decision - to either go down together or give up one of their gang to save the others.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  29 September 1999

• Production Notes

  The Pilferers was originally presented as part of Red Kettle's Three Be Wan festival of new one-act plays, alongside 'When I was God' by Cónal Creedon and 'Navy Knickers and Other Hang-Ups' by Kate Sweeny (both listed separately).

• Producer

  Produced by Red Kettle Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Garter Lane Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

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