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Dublin Carol
Conor McPherson
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Description for Dublin Carol
Paperback. Present-day Dublin on Christmas Eve. John Plunkett is an undertaker. He is in his late fifties and a little worse for life. Like his Dickensian counterpart in "A Christmas Carol", he finds that the season brings forth its ghosts. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 76.
A magical, compelling play from the author of The Weir.
Present day Dublin. Christmas Eve. Undertaker John Plunkett is sharing memories of funerals over the years and dispensing advice to his young assistant. But the arrival of his daughter Mary – estranged, grown-up – shows him the time has come to face up to his own disastrous past. Otherwise, he will never be able to create some kind of truce with his fear of the future.
Conor McPherson's play Dublin Carol was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London, in January 2000.
Product Details
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
50
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854594556
SKU
V9781854594556
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Conor McPherson
Conor McPherson is an award-winning Irish playwright. Educated at University College Dublin, he went on to found the Fly by Night Theatre Company, which produced several of his early plays. His best-known works include The Weir (Royal Court, winner of the 1999 Olivier Award for Best New Play), Dublin Carol (Altantic Theater Company, New York) and The Seafarer (National Theatre, ... Read more
Reviews for Dublin Carol
'A theatrical spellbinder'
Daily Telegraph
'McPherson's short play is excellent: tough on love and the causes of love; profoundly sympathetic and damning about the denizens of the drunk tank'
Time Out
Daily Telegraph
'McPherson's short play is excellent: tough on love and the causes of love; profoundly sympathetic and damning about the denizens of the drunk tank'
Time Out