OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Philip Davison 

• Setting

  The play is set in and above Dublin.

• Synopsis

  The play explores a series of events in the life of its central character, Gabriel. When Gabriel's wife and her sister make an unsettling and emotional discovery of a previously unheard-of half-sister, their decision to reunite the estranged family has its own consequences. Meanwhile Gabriel's business is being infiltrated by a menacing criminal element in the person of Mr. Ed and his two terrifying sons.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  4

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 February 1996

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Source Of Information

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