Town is Dead

Town is Dead
Original languageEnglish
Written byPhillip McMahon and Raymond Scannell
CharactersEllen
Keyboards
Katarina
Rachel
Will
Harp
SettingJune 2, 2016
Premiere
PlaceAbbey Theatre

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

  1. ↑ Campbell, Maura. "Town is Dead — Abbey Theatre — Amharclann na Mainistreach".
  2. ↑ "Town is Dead — Theatre — Dublin City". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Town is Dead review: Kitchen-sink realism meets a spry chamber opera". The Irish Times.
  5. ↑ "Town Is Dead — Dublin.ie". 22 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Helen Meany (June 14, 2016). "Town Is Dead review – Mother Courage fights for survival in Dublin". The Guardian. Retrieved September 10, 2016.