OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Joe O'Byrne 

• Notes

  Presented as part of The Passion Machine's Songs of The Reaper programme. The Last Potato was part of Block One, which also included 'Melting Penguins' by Gerard Stembridge and 'The Man Who Cared Too Much' by Frank Shouldice (both listed separately).

• Synopsis

  Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first potatoes to the British Isles many years ago, and where would we be without the humble potato? But there are many possible ecological scenarios that could create a situation where the potato would no longer grow... and what then?

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 March 1994

• Producer

  Produced by Passion Machine

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

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