OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Julian Gough 

• Setting

  Set in 1986 in Ballinasloe Railway Station.

• Synopsis

  A Somalian economist explains to an Irish orphan about how he manipulated a fictitious animal compensation scheme and created a vast virtual market in his country which was known as 'the great goat bubble' . He is now on the look out for new territory to try out his 'boom to bust' scheme, predicting the emergence and demise of the Celtic Tiger.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  12 July 2012

• Producer

  Produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company and Galway International Arts Festival

• Original Venue

  The Mick Lally Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  This world premiere was adapted by Julian Gough from his original short story published by The Financial Times and it was also produced as a radio play by BBC Radio 4.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the company play programme, material and press reviews.