Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Jimmy McAleavey 

• Suíomh

  Belfast, 1977.

• Achoimre

  Belfast 1977. Dermy, a headline writer neurotically compelled to remember every victim of violence, is on the brink of a breakdown. Tony, a Belfast teenager, is meanwhile on the brink of life amid a conflict that might never end.

  Into their world of violent stalemate sails something preposterous, absurd and magical. A killer whale is seen in Belfast Lough. Has it come to be butchered, bring luck or bring further disaster to the city?

  When the whale suddenly disappears, tragic circumstances bring Dermy and Tony together in a search to find it. Maimed by experience, their search becomes much more than for a hunt for the whale.

  It’s their search for a future.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  10

• Female

  4

• Total

  14

• Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

  Cast doubling possible. See original production for details.

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  12 March 2010

• Leiriú

  Produced by Tinderbox Theatre Company

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Grand Opera House
  

Foinse Eolais

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