The Wake
by Tom Murphy

The Wake Book Cover
The Wake Cover

Synopsis

"The most distinctive, the most restless, the most obsessive imagination at work in the Irish theatre today" Brian Friel

The Wake recounts the story of a woman, returning from the USA to her home town in Ireland.

As her family learn of her years as a prostitute, she learns their attitudes and Irish society in general.

A homecoming play, haunting yet fiercely comic.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 11 total roles, 5 female and 6 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Methuen
Year Published
1998
ISBN 10
0413714101
ISBN 13
9780413714107
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st
Print Length
112 pages
Language
English
LCCN
gb98045953
eISBN 13
9781408148754
Print
The Wake is a British play written by and published by Methuen in 1998. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780413714107 and an ISBN-10 of 0413714101.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9781408148754.

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