Spacers is a 1986 play by Irish playwright Paul Mercier.
Synopsis
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. 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.
Production history
The play was first produced by Passion Machine in the SFX City Theatre in November 1986. The production was directed by Paul Mercier.
References
- ^ "Irish Playography". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- 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.