Couple of Blaguards, A
- Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 2M
- ISBN: 9780573699634
MEMORABLE! The brothers McCourt bring their two best selling books to the stage...the show has a roguish appeal
The New York Times
An unholy amount of charm!
The Washington Post
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences, Senior
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Performance Group:
- Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Senior Theatre
Similar to Frank McCourt's best-selling novels, the story follows the trials of the young McCourts in poverty-stricken Limerick, Ireland, to their journey to the U.S. and Brooklyn, New York, where the young men learn to incorporate the day-to-day lessons of their hard Irish past. A story of immigration, triumph over hardship, and the love between family, A Couple of Blaguards is a theatrical event that will find a place in the heart of every audience member.
REVIEWS:
Memorable! The brothers McCourt bring their two best selling books to the stage...the show has a roguish appeal
The New York Times
An unholy amount of charm!
The Washington Post
Mixes the sweetness and kick of an Irish coffee.
Newsday
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Do not under any circumstances miss the entertaining show A Couple of Blaguards...fast moving and furious fun...what more could you ask, than this 90 or so minutes (with intermission) of Irish fable, fun and frolic with a nip of the Blarney to enchant?
Sanibel-Captiva Islander
Characters
- Casting: 2M
MALACHY
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Couple of Blaguards, A Script
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A Couple of Blaguards, a two-man show by literary greats Frank and Malachy McCourt, is a bubbling stew of their well-known humor with a dash of poignancy to sharpen the flavor. A comedic springboard for Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, and Malachy's A Monk Swimmin', this brilliantly structured comedy is a proven crowd-pleaser offering solid entertainment. Similar to Frank McCourt's best-selling novels, the story follows the trials of the young McCourts in poverty-stricken Limerick, Ireland, to their journey to the U.S. and Brooklyn, New York, where the young men learn to incorporate the day-to-day lessons of their hard Irish past. A story of immigration, triumph over hardship, and the love between family, A Couple of Blaguards is a theatrical event that will find a place in the heart of every audience member. |
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