OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Heno Magee
Setting
Set in a working class area of Dublin.
Synopsis
Brendan 'Hatchet' Bailey is a man caged by the animalism of his environment. Conditioned by his thug of a mother, the conditioning being re-enforced by the violence of his friends, Hatchet is a man whose heritage and whose environment condemn him to thuggery in place of thought. Despite the opportunities to escape that are offered, Hatchet is bound to be the victim of the violent cage in which he has been reared.
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Play Type
Plays General
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Male
13
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Cast Size Female
3
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
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