Bat the Father and Rabbit the Son by Donal O’Kelly was presented by Rough Magic in a World Premiere in Dublin’s Mansion House.
Rabbit is a self-made haulage magnate. He is obsessed with memories. He undertakes a voyage to rediscover what he feels he has lost. His father Bat, former Easter Rising rebel and pawn shop assistant, plays an increasing role in the voyage as Rabbit delves deeper into his heart, into history, into Dublin, seeking his lost moorings.
Bat the Father and Rabbit the Son debuted at the 1988 Dublin Theatre Festival before touring in Waterford, Leicester, London, and Glasgow in ’89. It was later produced at the Edinburgh Festival in 1990 before travelling overseas to New York in 1992.
