OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Paddy Scully 

• Synopsis

  Late in the night, the half-blind and ageing Shem or Jem or Seamus or James or whateveryoucallim is valiantly trying to give the kiss of life to his latest offspring 'Finnegans Wake'. A little the worse for wear from too much of the hard stuff, he is bolstered by the phantoms of the past.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Total

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  August 1983

• Production Notes

  Produced by the Belfast Theatre Company.

• Producer

  Produced by Belfast Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  First performed on the Edinburgh Fringe in 1983.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  The Irish premiere took place at the Lyric Players Theatre, Belfast, on May 7th, 1984.

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original promotional flyer.