OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Olwen Fouéré 

• Author Notes

  Written by Olwen Fouere in collaboration with Roger Doyle and Johnny Hanrahan

• Synopsis

  Inspired by Andy Warhol's evocative lithographs of Old Sparky, (Sing Sing's electric chair), Chair explores the nature of fame and ritual violence, the deadly charm of the serial killer and the chilling glamour of death row.

• Play Type

  Physical/Devised Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 November 2001

• Producer

  Produced by Operating Theatre In association with Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed on the Peacock stage

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.