OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Dominic Behan 

• Setting

  The reception lounge of a hotel in Belfast.

• Synopsis

  In the foyer of a Belfast hotel, with bombs exploding outside, an exchange of opinions takes place between a Protestant barman, a Catholic head waiter, an American psychologist, a British army officer and an atheist pop star, who is shot dead by gunmen from the IRA and the UVF because of his lack of allegiance to either side.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  14

• Female

  1

• Total

  15

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. The original production also featured four musicians, three of whom also took acting roles.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 March 1978

• Producer

  Produced by Lyric Theatre

• Original Venue

  Lyric Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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