OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Conall Quinn 

• Author Notes

  Developed under Upstate's Writers' Commissioning Scheme.

• Setting

  Clogherhead Beach in County Louth, the height of the Emergency.

• Synopsis

  A surreal tale of love and death set on a County Louth beach during World War II.

  Henry is on the look out for German submarines but all he really wants to do is fire his flare gun, Alice has decided to run away from home again, and Edward's wife is blowing kisses at him. There's also the body of the American pilot to bury...

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  1

• Total

  5

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 May 2010

• Production Notes

  First performed as part of the Drogheda Arts Festival.

• Producer

  Produced by Upstate Theatre Project

• Original Venue

  Droichead Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings.