OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Dave Duggan 

• Setting

  The run-up the annual Apprentice Boy March in Derry

• Synopsis

  'The Shopper and the Boy' tells the stories of two individuals on the day of The Apprentice Boys March on August 12th. An Apprentice Boy gets ready for the march. A shopper searches the city for a school uniform. They live on different sides of the river. The play deals with the complex question of cultural and political conflict.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 June 1996

• Producer

  Produced by Sole Purpose Productions

• Venue Notes

  First performed at the Foyle Arts Centre, Derry.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published script.