OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  John Boyd 

• Synopsis

  A biography of the city of Belfast, centred around the Albert Clock, one of its famous landmarks. Characters from history appear as the shipbuilders, spinners, soldiers and sailors go about their daily business, until the clock stops in 1939.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  3

• Total

  9

• Cast Notes

  In the original production a cast of nine played various unspecified characters.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 November 1992

• 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.