OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Hugh Leonard 

• Setting

  The action takes place on a hillside overlooking Dublin.

• Synopsis

  Killiney Hill, south County Dublin on a Summer's afternoon in 1968. Three couples, careering towards middle age meet for a picnic. Their hopes, dreams and illusions not what they used to be, Leonard explores what happiness remains for each couple. Two of their children, observing from above, are embarrassed by their parents childishness but uncomfortable with their own impending adulthood. in the second half, Leonard gives us a chance to observe what life was like for them six years later.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  August 1974

• Production Notes

  Presented by the Hudson Guild theatre, New York.

• Venue Notes

  Premiered at the Olney Theatre, Maryland, USA.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Subsequently produced at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 7th October 1974 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published playscript and other printed material.