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The Arts Council Playography Na Gaeilge

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The Great Couch Rebellion

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Philip Doherty 

  • Setting

    Dublin, 2010s

  • Synopsis

    Adam has been sentenced to 60 days' jail for non-payment of his TV licence and household charge (a kind of council tax), but he is freed 45 minutes into his sentence. He is welcomed home by his Greek girlfriend, into a domestic drama that soon broadens into the polemical in its look at Ireland's austerity and indebtedness.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    3

  • Cast Notes

    3

Original Production

Original Cast  
Performer Paul Marron
Performer Margarita Grillis
Performer Kevin McGahern
Production Team  
Director Philip Doherty
Set Designer Joe Doherty
Producer Aine Corby

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