OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Colin Bateman 

• Setting

  Northern Ireland, 2010

• Synopsis

  A poet and a composer from opposite sides of the religious divide are commissioned to compose a national anthem for Northern Ireland.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  2

• Total

  5

• Cast Notes

  In the original production the final 'National Anthem' was performed by the Band of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and the Belfast Operatic Company

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 October 2010

• Producer

  Produced by Ransom Productions

• Original Venue

  Grand Opera House
  

• Venue Notes

  First staged in the Baby Grand.

Source Of Information

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