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Give Me Your Answer, Do!

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 4m

Give Me Your Answer, Do!
by Brian Friel

David Knight is staying in Donegal with novelist Tom Connolly and his wife, Daisy. He has been assessing Tom's papers, which he may purchase. Also visiting are novelist Garret Fitzmaurice and his wife whose marriage may break up, and Daisy's father and arthritic mother who may be soon in a wheelchair.

Give Me Your Answer, Do!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
David Knight is staying in Donegal with novelist Tom Connolly and his wife, Daisy. He has been assessing Tom's papers, which he may purchase. Also visiting are novelist Garret Fitzmaurice and his wife whose marriage may break up, and Daisy's father and arthritic mother who may be soon in a wheelchair. Absent but casting a dark shadow is the Connolly daughter, institutionalized since she was a child. Everybody is waiting for an answer which may - or may not - come.
M4 (30s, 50s-60s) F5 (20s, 40s-60s)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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"...rich, intelligent and moving drama" - The Irish Times

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Brian Friel

Brian Friel (1929-2015), largely considered modern Ireland’s leading playwright, was born to a schoolmaster and a postmistress. After working as a teacher in Derry for ten years, he married Anne Morrison and moved to Donegal to begin writing in earnest. His first significant ...

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