The Poker Session

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Event The Poker Session
Venue Little Theatre, New Plymouth, New Zealand
First Date 1982
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Billy Beavis is a young man recently released from a mental institution. As a homecoming present to himself, he has invited old friends and family to his Dublin home for a poker game. As an ulterior motive, he and a mate from the madhouse plan to conduct a court of inquiry to determine who was most responsible for Billy's breakdown.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Glenys Horsfall Director
Hugh Leonard Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Ireland
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 199447