OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jimmy Murphy 

• Setting

  Dublin, the present (2012)

• Synopsis

  Young mother, Ciara arrives at an apartment block where she's just been housed by the Council. Niamh is sitting on the steps outside, waiting for the sheriff; the bank has just taken possession of her home. But when the two women meet, it transpires that Niamh has other plans for the bank. A take on Ireland and the new poor, PERFIDIA is the story of two young women - one on the way in, one on the way out.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Female

  2

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 July 2012

• Producer

  Produced by Theatre Upstairs

• Original Venue

  Theatre Upstairs
  

Source Of Information

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