OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gary Duggan 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Philip Van Doren Stern

• Author Notes

  Based on Van Doren Stern's 1945 short story "The Greatest Gift" which inspired the 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life.

• Setting

  December. The Summit Inn in Howth.

• Notes

  It's a Wonderful Life formed part of Theatre's Upstairs cycle of new plays based on classic Christmas tales set in modern Dublin, The Yule Tide Tales.

• Synopsis

  Georgie Travers is on edge at last orders on Christmas Eve. The barman has disappeared to pull down the shutters, leaving Georgie with one other straggler. This oddball, Lawrence, won't let Georgie finish his last pint in peace, working hard to convince his new bar buddy that Georgie's life till now has not been one monster disappointment for all involved. And there's a better possible future for Georgie than his own planned moonlit stroll to the cliff walk...

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 December 2013

• Production Notes

  signed off - 28/11/2014

• Producer

  Produced by Theatre Upstairs

• Original Venue

  Theatre Upstairs
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry came from the original production programme.