OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gary Mitchell  Daragh Carville  Marie Jones (1)  Damian Gorman  Martin Lynch  Owen McCafferty  Nicola McCartney 

• Author Notes

  Convictions comprises seven short plays by seven different writers. The seven plays were (in alphabetical order): Male Toilets by Daragh Carville, Judge's Room by Damian Gorman, Court No. 2 by Marie Jones, Main Hall by Martin Lynch, Court No. 1 by Owen McCafferty, Jury Room by Nicola McCartney and Holding Cell by Gary Mitchell.

• Synopsis

  Convictions was presented as a promenade theatre piece at Crumlin Road Courthouse, a building steeped in the history of Belfast city. Each play is set in, and draws its title from, a particular room in the Courthouse. Convictions looks to the future as each of the playwrights, all of whom are from Northern Ireland, tackle themes of justice and the act of passing judgement.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Series of short individual plays

• Cast Size Male

  10

• Cast Size Female

  6

• Cast Notes

  In the original production, ten actors performed variously in the seven short plays.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  30 October 2000

• Producer

  Produced by Tinderbox Theatre Company

• Original Venue

• Venue Notes

  Convictions was presented as a site-specific work at Crumlin Road, Courthouse, Belfast.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the published script, programme and promotional flyer. Additional information was supplied by Tinderbox Theatre Company