Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Roddy Doyle 

• Suíomh

  Dublin, 1986

• Achoimre

  The Commitments is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced. The show follows the journey of two members of a frustrated synthesizer band - the opening scene we find them playing but being ignored in a shop window - who turn to Jimmy, the local music expert, for help. Placing a classified advert in a music paper, Jimmy auditions a number of wannabes before finalising the new line up who he names The Commitments. The humour kicks in as the band get to know each other and their instruments, and proceed through early rehearsals for their first gig. Just as they improve and begin to get a name for themselves they combust. The backing singers are all getting off with the middle aged horn legend, the singer has entered Eurovision and the saxophone player has dangerous leaning towards a jazz career.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Amharclannaíocht Oirfide
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  22

• Female

  12

• Total

  34

• Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

  Cast doubling occurs.

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  21 September 2013

• Nótaí faoin Léiriú

  Produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainments.

• Nótaí faoin Ionad

  Performed at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.

Foinse Eolais

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