OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Enda Walsh 

• Synopsis

  The six teenage characters communicate only via the internet. Conversations range in subject from Britney Spears to Willy Wonka to - suicide: Jim is depressed and talks of ending his life and Eva and William decide to do their utmost to persuade him to carry out his threat.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  10 March 2006

• Production Notes

  Chatroom was originally performed as part of the 2005 NT Connections season, produced by Boomerang Theatre Company, Cork and directed by Donal Gallagher.

• Producer

  Produced by Royal National Theatre

• Original Venue

  Royal National Theatre
  

• Venue Notes

  Cottesloe auditorium.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  First performed in Ireland in 2008 in a production by Calipo for the Dublin Fringe Festival.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the published play script.