OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Ciarán Taylor 

• Author Notes

  Devised by Ciarán Taylor in collaboration with the company.

• Setting

  Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, the present day.

• Synopsis

  Outsize Orlagh is after a designer fit and Enda is shopping for the latest thing, while Jacintha and Dijon shop for free. Security has his eye on everyone, but the economy is crumbling, credit cards are crunching and everyone’s going out of control. A band of Bouffons (outcast clowns from god-knows-where) take over the theatre to present a phantasmagorical escalator ride through the contemporary suburban shopping experience.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  19 November 2008

• Production Notes

  Commissioned by Fingal County Council under the Per Cent for Art scheme.

• Producer

  Produced by Carpet Theatre

• Original Venue

  Draíocht
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

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