Characters
Captain – A young British army officer (late 20s / early 30s)
Annie – runs the pub (early 50s)
Kitty – Annie’s oldest daughter (16)
John – Annie’s husband (late 40s / early 50s)
Molly – Annie’s youngest daughter (12)
The play is set in 1921 during the Irish war of independence in a pub in Kikenny. This is based on a story that my mother used to tell about an incident that happened to her mother (Annie) who ran a pub in Kilkenny. The intimidation continued for a number of weeks but I wanted to tell the story in a simple format within a single scene so I did have to take certain liberties but the core of the story is based on my mother’s recollection of the events.
View script HERE
Joe Bergin 