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Colm Flynn reports for Nationwide on RTÉ ONE, from Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.
Neil Simon's dramatic comedy was first presented in New York in 1970. The play centres on Evy Meara, a cabaret singer, whose career, marriage and health have been destroyed by alcohol. Having just completed a 12 week stint in a rehab facility, she returns home to the welcome of friends with their own problems: Jimmy, a gay actor in danger of losing a part in a play, and Toby, an overly vain facing up to the loss of her looks. Polly, Evy's anxious but devoted daughter arrives on the scene, shortly followed by Lou, Evy's worthless ex-lover.
Crackling with the kind of one-liners one expects from Simon, the play focuses on Evy's struggle to stay on the wagon...
Colm Flynn reports for Nationwide on RTÉ ONE, from Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.
Neil Simon's dramatic comedy was first presented in New York in 1970. The play centres on Evy Meara, a cabaret singer, whose career, marriage and health have been destroyed by alcohol. Having just completed a 12 week stint in a rehab facility, she returns home to the welcome of friends with their own problems: Jimmy, a gay actor in danger of losing a part in a play, and Toby, an overly vain facing up to the loss of her looks. Polly, Evy's anxious but devoted daughter arrives on the scene, shortly followed by Lou, Evy's worthless ex-lover.
Crackling with the kind of one-liners one expects from Simon, the play focuses on Evy's struggle to stay on the wagon...
