OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Elizabeth Moynihan 

• Setting

  The fictional Irish village of Spit; London & Paris.

• Synopsis

  Rua is a teenage lesbian growing up in the claustrophobic surroundings of a small Irish town. Frustated and bored, she struggles with an unsatisfactory relationship with her wiowed mother and occasionally engages in self-harm. Rua eventually escapes to the bright lights of Paris and London and is quick to embrace the hedonistic delights of urban club culture. Memories of her distant mother, however, linger.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Female

  5

• Total

  5

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 May 2009

• Production Notes

  Produced by Elizabeth Moynihan.

• Producer

  In association with Focus Theatre

• Original Venue

  The Cobalt Café and Gallery
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Staged in the Cobalt Café as part of the 2009 International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.

Source Of Information

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