OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Seán McCarthy 

• Synopsis

  Dixie and Cathal came over from Glasgow in the 70’s to live with his mother and run the family farm in Ireland. With Dixie’s energy and initiative, married to Cathal’s application, they made a great success, and had three children all bound happily together by the family’s devotion to Glasgow Celtic F.C. Their cattle start to die mysteriously, and the couple feel sure that emissions from a chemical plant is the cause. Dixie spearheads the legal and moral battle, which the family win. But it is a Pyrrhic victory, which leaves Dixie damaged by alcoholism and gynaecological disorders, and splinters the family.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1992

• Producer

  Produced by Storytellers Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Belltable
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was supplied by Storytellers Theatre Company.