OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Elizabeth Moynihan 

• Setting

  Rural Ireland, the present day.

• Synopsis

  Bartie is the only butcher in Swan town. His son Canais arrives home unannounced from Australia after an absence of ten years while Canais’ twin sister, Cepta, has had a career change after spending a spell in prison for unlawful sex with Rose, one of her students and a minor. It's the eve of Mammy's birthday and she’s missing after her pilgrimage to Lough Derg.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 May 2010

• Production Notes

  Produced by Éala Productions in association with Focus Theatre. First staged as part of the 2010 Gay Theatre Festival.

• Producer

  Produced by Focus Theatre

• Original Venue

  The New Theatre
  

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