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Spacers (play)

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Spacers is a 1986 play by Irish playwright Paul Mercier.[1]

Synopsis

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The play follows a group of young supermarket employees as they rehearse a play written by the store's security guard for a local competition.[1] The play they are rehearsing is titled Mikado - The Sequel. The play is an imitation of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Mikado and martial arts films. The play has been written by the supermarket's security guard.[2]

Production history

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The play was first produced by Passion Machine in the SFX City Theatre in November 1986. The production was directed by Paul Mercier.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Irish Playography". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. ^ Pierse, Michael (2016-04-30). Writing Ireland's working class : Dublin after O'Casey. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan London. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-230-29935-1. OCLC 915140843.