OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Mary Coll 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Kate O'Brien

• Setting

  Contemporary Ireland (2010)

• Synopsis

  Teresa Mulqueen lies dying in her home on Limerick’s Ennis Road. Her daughter Annie anxiously awaits the arrival of her sister Marie Rose and brother-in-law Vincent. Marie Rose knows that her marriage is crumbling and innocently turns to her beloved sister for comfort unaware of Annie and Vincent’s secret affair. Their charming and manipulative brother Ritchie watches the drama between his sisters unfold, desperately awaiting an opportunity to control the family home. Inspired by Kate O'Brien's 1934 novel 'The Ante-Room'.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  3

• Total

  5

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 November 2010

• Producer

  Produced by Belltable In association with Joan Sheehy Productions

• Original Venue

  Belltable
  

Source Of Information

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