Porcelain
- Full Length Play, Drama, Fables/Folktales, 19th Century, Present Day
- 3M, 2F, 1M or F
- ISBN: 9780573115332
A new play by Margaret Perry, Porcelain weaves past and present, myth and fact to explore the parallel stories of two Irish women.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama, Fables/Folktales
- Time Period: 19th Century, Present Day
A new play by Margaret Perry, Porcelain weaves past and present, myth and fact to explore the parallel stories of two Irish women.
Tipperary, 1895. Bridget Cleary's not feeling quite herself. Her husband believes she has been taken by fairies and a changeling left in her place, with devastating consequences.
London, 2017. Hat is a new mother. She has a great life. So why does she want to disappear?
The real-life tragedy of Bridget Cleary provides a harrowing backdrop to a modern-day thriller.
Tipperary, 1895. Bridget Cleary's not feeling quite herself. Her husband believes she has been taken by fairies and a changeling left in her place, with devastating consequences.
London, 2017. Hat is a new mother. She has a great life. So why does she want to disappear?
The real-life tragedy of Bridget Cleary provides a harrowing backdrop to a modern-day thriller.
Premiere Production:
Porcelain premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in February 2018.
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 2F, 1M or F
BILL - M, Hat's boyfriend, a Londoner
SARAH - F, Hat's cousin, Irish, a little younger than Hat
SILVERTONGUE - any gender, any age, a shapeshifter
BRIDGET - F, twenty-six, Irish
An imagining of Bridget Cleary
MICHAEL - M, Bridget's husband, Irish
An imagining of Michael Cleary
JOY - Hat and Bill's baby, represented by anything that can be cradled.
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