OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Philip Morgan 

• Synopsis

  'Switch' involved the first live use in Ireland of the Fairlight Computer Music Instrument. The text is the internal monologue of a female switchboard operator who works "in a small room in a large building" whose day is spent "speaking down the wires".

• Play Type

  Physical/Devised Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1983

• Producer

  Produced by Operating Theatre

• Venue Notes

  First performed in the John Field Room at The National Concert Hall.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was supplied by a member of Operating Theatre.