OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Dermot Bolger 

• Notes

  Commissioned by Dublin's Culture Connects as part of the National Neighbourhood: Press Play project 2016.

• Synopsis

  It's 1980 and Christmas decorations have appeared in the Home for the Blind where Dublin's most famous gunslinger, the legendary street character Bang Bang, has finally hung up his holster. But in his heart Bang Bang knows that will be his last Christmas and soon he must face the final shootout he has spent decades preparing for while roaming the streets of Dublin, which became Dodge City in his mind as he jumped down from open-backed buses to fight imaginary gun battles with bushwhackers, using his trusty, rusty key.  

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Total

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 March 2017

• Production Notes

  Prior to its first full production, Bang Bang was performed in abridged form at the Abbey Theatre on 22 February 2017 as part of the Dublin's Culture Connects: The National Neighbourhood Press Play Showcase.

• Producer

  Produced by axis: Ballymun

• Original Venue

  axis: Ballymun
  

Source Of Information

The information for this listing was taken from the published play script and the original production's promotional material.