OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Vincent Higgins 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Spike Milligan

• Author Notes

  Based on the popular 1963 novel by Spike Milligan. Adapted by Vincent Higgins and devised by the company.

• Setting

  The fictional village of Puckoon on the Irish/Northern Irish border, 1924.

• Synopsis

  The early days of the Irish Free State, and all is not is running smoothly. One morning the inhabitants of Puckoon wake up to find that the new border has been drawn right down the middle of their town. Chaos ensues. A rip-roaring and irreverant take on the legacy of the 1920's Boundary Commission.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  Actors played multiple roles in original production.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 January 2009

• Producer

  Produced by Big Telly Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Strule Arts Centre
  

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