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by Michael West (Author)
'I wasn't throwing up. I was dying. I was very ill . . . And do you know what? In the middle of all that . . . malaise, I remember thinking "This is what it's like to be married." But I'd do it again'
An elderly couple sit in a dark room in their house, doing the crossword, taking their tablets and knitting, all the while raking over a traumatic past that has all but destroyed them. Conservatory is a compelling play about loss and family which shows that happiness is not a necessary condition of togetherness. It premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in March 2014.Author Biography
Michael West is an award-winning playwright whose plays include Dublin by Lamplight, Foley and A Play on Two Chairs, all produced with the Corn Exchange theatre company. He has written numerous translations including Death and the Ploughman (Gate Theatre, London), The Seagull, The Marriage of Figaro (Abbey Theatre) and Tartuffe (Gate Theatre, Dublin).
Number of Pages: 64
Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.6 x 5 IN
Publication Date: March 28, 2014
