OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Marie Jones (1) 

• Author Notes

  Written with the company, in association with Pam Brighton and Martin Lynch.

• Synopsis

  The markets area of Belfast in the run up to the 1949 Stormont elections. Sam and Anna are a young couple with hopes for a bright future. Around them we meet a group of women - second-hand dealers operating on one of the many blitz sites in the city, a young labour enthusiast and a woman from a different social background who is more aware than the others of local government's effects on their expectations.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  5

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  In the original production additional unspecified parts were played by the company.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 February 1984

• Producer

  Produced by Charabanc Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  The Arts Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme, and from the company's archive which is held at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.