The Poker Session

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Event The Poker Session
Venue Cockle Bay School Hall, Cockle Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 1970
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
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mary de Koster Actor
Roy Bonnell Director
Hugh Leonard Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Ireland
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 195164
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa