OVERVIEW

• Playwright

• Author Notes

  Various authors.

• Setting

  Four parked cars.

• Notes

  Car Show involves four concurrent performances, each set in a different car. An audience of three witnesses each fifteen minute performance. Car Show 3 comprises Generations devised by Alan King and Colin Thornton under the direction of Darren Thornton; Trunk Call devised by Veronica Coburn with Emmet Kirwan and Elizabeth Duffy; Solid by Eugene O'Brien; and Charlotte's Web devised by Karen Egan and Tom Murphy under the direction of Annie Ryan.

• Synopsis

  Solid: Dot com couple. Business in trouble. Dinner party in two hours that could save the day. Confessions exchanged. Things may never be the same.
  
  Trunk Call: A couple engage in wacky antics and bondage to boot.
  
  Generations: A touching break-up between a Trekkie and his young lover.
  
  Charlotte’s Web: A Lithuanian dish washer pours his heart out to a waitress, who confesses her love.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Series of short individual plays

• Cast Size Male

  5

• Cast Size Female

  3

• Cast Notes

  Each play comprises two characters.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  12 November 2001

• Producer

  Produced by Draíocht and The Corn Exchange

• Original Venue

  Draíocht
  

• Venue Notes

  Car Show was performed in four parked cars outside the venue.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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