This area is gone to the fucking dogs. Gary returns home from college to confront age-old rivalries, bitter disputes, and bin bags that just won't stop falling from the sky. As Gary and his old friend Martin fight to find their place in the world, their mothers desperately search for meaning in a life that has already passed them by. Will Gary leave the estate forever or return to the rubbish heap? The Waste Ground Party was published to coincide with the Abbey Theatre debut of award-winning playwright Shaun Dunne.

A story of community, friendship and family set in an embattled community in inner-city Dublin.

About the Author
Shaun Dunne is a Dublin-based writer and performer. A graduate of both the Rough Magic SEEDS programme and the Abbey Theatre's New Playwrights Programme, he also holds a degree in Journalism from DCU, Dublin. Recent work includes Death of the Tradesmen (Fishamble New Writing Award, ABSOLUT Fringe 2012); I am a Homebird (It's very hard) (Project Arts Centre); Paperboy and Friends (ABSOLUT FRINGE 2010) and Please Leave a Message Under the Ocean (THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON VOLUME I). Shaun Dunne was nominated for The Oscar Wilde Award for Best New Writing and Best Intercultural Dialogue at the Sixth International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival in 2009 for his first play Killed by Curriculum. He also presented a new play called This is an Installation Art Piece that same year in the Basement Studios on Clarendon Street.

Reviews
Smart, effective and authentic theatre . . . an audience would want to have hearts of stone to not be touched by a story that strikes home, in more ways than one * Irish Times on Death of the Tradesmen *



Book Information
ISBN 9781474228084
Author Shaun Dunne
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 88g