OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Niamh McGrath  Keith Singleton 

• Synopsis

  A wedding is the craic; birthdays are... alright. But you can't beat a good Irish funeral. Yeah it's sad... but ya know what'll help with that? Kind words, hang sangwiches, a glass of warm porter, milky tea, a bad ballad, a snog with that cousin you know you shouldn't fancy and a fight over who thought more of the dearly departed. Now you're ready for the three day wake! Let Foystown's finest funeral directors Jane and Rob help you come to terms with the loss of your dear friend and local legend big Tom McCarthy. May he rest in peace... Eventually.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

• Cast Notes

  In the original production, both actors played multiple characters.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  13 September 2016

• 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 play's original production programme.