Town is Dead
| Town is Dead | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Phillip McMahon and Raymond Scannell |
| Characters | Ellen Keyboards Katarina Rachel Will Harp |
| Place premiered | Abbey Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | June 2, 2016 |
Town is Dead is a 2016 play by Phillip McMahon and Raymond Scannell.[1][2][3][4][5]
The play portrays a working-class woman in her late 60s living in Dublin and forced to move. This pulls her back into her memories of a life of enduring deprivation, violence, addiction and tragedy. Her grim life story is expounded through dialogue, song, movement and music.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Campbell, Maura. "Town is Dead — Abbey Theatre — Amharclann na Mainistreach".
- ^ "Town is Dead — Theatre — Dublin City". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01.
- ^ Curran, Finnian (8 February 2016). "Town is Dead: New living room musical is an ode to Dublin". buzz.ie. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Town is Dead review: Kitchen-sink realism meets a spry chamber opera". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Town Is Dead — Dublin.ie". 22 April 2016.
- ^ Helen Meany (June 14, 2016). "Town Is Dead review – Mother Courage fights for survival in Dublin". The Guardian. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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