OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eugene McCabe 

• Setting

  Set in a house in a small Irish country town.

• Synopsis

  Holloway and his wife are entertaining the Shines - Shine, an old schoolfriend, was always a chancer and it's clear from the off that no love is lost between the two. However, Shine is a businessman in trouble and Holloway, the hot-shot accountant, is his only chance. He needs Holloway to cook the books to attract a major investor that will save his skin, putting Holloway in a difficult situation.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 October 1966

• Production Notes

  In Association With Michael White and Leonard Field.

• Producer

  Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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