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A Skull in Connemara

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 3m

Martin McDonagh

A Skull in Connemara
by Martin McDonagh

Mick and Mairton are gravediggers whose job is to disinter the bon's of seven-year-old corpses and smash them to dust to make room for the new arrivals. Gossip has it that Mick murdered his wife, so Mick arranges that Tom, Mairton's policeman brother…

A Skull in Connemara

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Mick and Mairton are gravediggers whose job is to disinter the bones of seven-year-old corpses and smash them to dust to make room for the new arrivals. Gossip has it that Mick murdered his wife, so Mick arranges that Tom, Mairton's policeman brother, should be at her disinterment. But the bones are missing. Mairton gives the game away by mentioning a locket which was buried with his wife — but Tom, desperate for promotion, turns a blind eye.
Keywords
M3 (teens-20s, 30s, 50s)
F1 (70s)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A cottage room
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Martin McDonagh

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