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Denouement

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 2m

John Morton

Ireland, 2048. Edel and Liam have been married for 37 years. They live in a small, isolated farmhouse at the foot of a mountain. The world is ending and we meet them in their final hour of life before everything is wiped out entirely.

Denouement

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Ireland, 2048. Edel and Liam have been married for 37 years. They live in a small, isolated farmhouse at the foot of a mountain. The world is ending and we meet them in their final hour of life before everything is wiped out entirely. Their children have grown up and moved away and now they live together, alone. They take drugs, say goodbye to old friends and former lovers, air old grievances, argue, bicker and ultimately, try to reconcile their relationship. They will do this until the end of time.
History
Denouement is an original Lyric Theatre Belfast commission. Premiere date was 7 September 2020.
EDEL – 60s, keeping it together, preparing for the worst, trying to say
goodbye
LIAM – 60s, unshaven, addled, scrambling to finish his memoirs
Voices:
MAIREAD – 30s, their daughter, a voice.
KEITH – 30s, their son in law, a voice.
NIAMH – 10, their granddaughter, a voice.
VARIOUS – Lost voices heard through transmission
  • Time Period The Future
  • Setting The action takes place in the kitchen of a small farmhouse during the end of times. Ireland.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Atmospheric dystopian drama.” — The Stage
“[It] has the power to shock and amuse, as well as allowing space for thought about human interactions.” — British Theatre Guide

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John Morton

John Morton

John Morton is originally from Kilkenny, Ireland. Plays include Taboo (White Label), War Of Attrition, Scratcher, Smitten, Heart Shaped Vinyl (Devious Theatre) as well as The Roaring Banshees and The Hellfire Squad, co-written with Peter McGann. He also wrote the stage adapta ...

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