OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frank Dunne 

• Setting

  A London flat and a pub in the North of England

• Synopsis

  Barney Kerrigan is a young Irish actor who has made a career in England. Having just finished a popular TV series, he is interviewed in a northern English pub before a performance of a touring show. In flashbacks, we see how he has fared in the overcrowded theatrical profession, and how his marriage was affected.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  1

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  31 May 1977

• Producer

  Produced by Lyric Theatre

• Original Venue

  Lyric Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer and from contemporary press cuttings.