OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Robbie O'Connor  Aisling O'Mara 

• Synopsis

  Dropping their costumes in the dressing room, two of Ireland's leading actors abandon their matinee of Yeats' Cathleen Ni Houlihan. Instead they take their revolvers and march to Dublin Castle. Inciting each other all the way, they fire the first shots of the rebellion changing the course of Irish history.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  08 September 2015

• Production Notes

  Produced during Tiger Dublin Fringe as part of the 'Show in a Bag' season. Show in a Bag is an artist development initiative of Tiger Dublin Fringe, Irish Theatre Institute and Fishamble: The New Play Company to resource theatre makers and actors.

• Producer

  Produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company and Dublin Fringe Festival and Irish Theatre Institute

• Original Venue

  Bewley's Café Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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