OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Martin Lynch 

• Setting

  West Belfast in the spring and summer of 1981.

• Synopsis

  It is the year of the H-block hunger strikes. The Moores and the Marcellas are neighbouring families. The Moores' son, a promising footballer, is shot dead by a British soldier. The Marcellas' son, a first-wave internee, is selected as the next hunger striker in Long Kesh. The families' conflict of ideologies, and their reactions to the events of the spring and summer of 1981, force them to question staunchly held opinions.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  3

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 November 1985

• 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.