OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael Glenn Murphy 

• Synopsis

  My father is a pro at the height of his powers. And I am about to break his heart. This is the Theatre Royal in Dublin in 1961. The year before the theatre closed. The theatre that kept Dubliners sane. Bob Hope called it "the magnificent garage". Judy Garland sang from her dressing room window to the people in Poolbeg Street. Danny Kaye made people miss their last buses so taxi drivers wrote to him and begged him to come back. But I am becoming a man and my father's powers will fail, and the Vaudeville will become a realm of ghosts. Broken hearts are one thing. But can you heal broken men?

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  09 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 Dublin Fringe Festival, 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.