OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jim Culleton 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Maeve Binchy

• Author Notes

  Adapted by Jim Culleton from the original short story by Maeve Binchy.

• Setting

  Dublin in the 1970s

• Synopsis

  Jo leaves county Clare for a job in a post office in Dublin, and moves into a flat in Ringsend. She meets an interesting array of nuns and nurses, drunks and punks, along with gardaí, gatecrashers and kidnappers.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  11

• Total

  18

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 September 1993

• Production Notes

  Flat in Ringsend was subsequently restaged alongside Tottenham Court Road and Excitement (both listed separately) as part of 'Trouble Hearts: Three Stories by Maeve Binchy'.

• Producer

  Produced by Project Arts Centre

• Original Venue

  Bewley's Café Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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