Brendan Behan
Dublin in the 1950's.
Originally commissioned by Radio Eireann and broadcast in 1952, The Pike Theatre Club staged Moving Out and A Garden Party as a short two-act piece entitled 'The New House'. It was presented as a companion piece to 'The Big House'.
In the very short piece Jim Hannigan's starts his day just like any other, however on his return from work he discovers that his wife has moved the family out to the new houses and he's to join them for tea...Jim was born and reared in the city and not sure how he'll cope with suburbia.
Drámaí Ginearálta
Aon-ghníomh
7
5
12
06 May 1958
Produced by The Pike Theatre
Premiered at the Pike Theatre Club, Dublin.
Behan: The Complete Plays.
1978
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Information for this entry was taken from the published playscript.