Terminus (play)

Terminus
NHB Modern Plays
Written by	Mark O'Rowe
Characters	A (female) B (female) C (male)
Date premiered	9 June 2007
Place premiered	Abbey Theatre Dublin, Ireland
Original language	English
Setting	Dublin

Terminus is a monologue play by Mark O'Rowe. Written entirely in rhyme, ^[1] the play follows three characters over the course of a single night in Dublin: a former schoolteacher (A), her lonely, estranged daughter (B), and a serial killer who has sold his soul to the Devil (C). ^[2]

Terminus premiered at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin ^[3] on 9 June 2007, ^[4] before transferring to the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it won a Fringe First Award in 2008. ^[5] It was revived by the Abbey in 2009 and again in 2011 with an international tour.

Original cast

• Andrea Irvine as A
• Eileen Walsh as B
• Aidan Kelly as C

2011 Revival Cast

• Olwen Fouéré as A
• Catherine Walker as B
• Declan Conlon as C

References

1. Zinoman, Jason (13 January 2008). "For Him, the Devil Is in the Rhymes". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
2. Hurwitt, Robert (1 June 2013). "'Terminus' review: ABCs of gritty Dublin". SFGate. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
3. Logan, Brian (5 April 2011). "Terminus – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
4. Singleton, Brian. "Terminus by Mark O'Rowe". Irish Theatre Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
5. "Terminus | Abbey Theatre". Abbey Theatre. Retrieved 18 November 2013.