OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gemma Doorly 

• Adapted / Translated From

  O. Henry

• Author Notes

  A re-imagining of O. Henry's 1906 short story "The Gift of the Magi".

• Notes

  The Gift of the Magi formed part of Theatre's Upstairs cycle of new plays based on classic Christmas tales set in modern Dublin, The Yule Tide Tales.

• Synopsis

  James and Della have recently downsized to a small flat, just off the M50. Now that James has been made redundant, his continuous Facebook rants and public outbursts are starting to take their toll on even the most positive of individuals, his ever optimistic wife, Della. With nothing but each other this Christmas, will they ring in the new year together or will their relationship go down the chimney?

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 December 2013

• Producer

  Produced by Theatre Upstairs

• Original Venue

  Theatre Upstairs
  

Source Of Information

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