OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Kevin O'Connor 

• Synopsis

  J.F. Byrne and Vincent Cosgrave were fellow students of James Joyce at University College, Dublin. From them both, Joyce got different things - from Byrne a friendly, if sceptical audience for his theories and from Cosgrave the conspiratorial companionship of visits to the brothel and pub. In turn, Joyce was to give them life beyond their natural span as models for the literary creations of Cranley and Lynch in his writings. But as the characters of Cranley and Lynch became indented upon the minds of generations of readers around the world, what of the original pair left behind in Dublin?

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  28 July 1976

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Peacock Stage as a lunchtime presentation.

Source Of Information

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