Synopsis
The city is Dublin, the year is 1972. Redser and Pancho are two teenagers from the North Wall. Redser is top of the class, especially good at Math. Pancho's knack is finding money, not adding or subtracting it. Redser's parents run the local credit union. Pancho's dad runs riot in the city pubs on pay day. The boys' worlds could not be further apart. Yet, they are the best of friends.
One day, on his regular paper route, Redser stumbles upon the aftermath of a crime. Two elderly sisters, "the Witches of East Wall", have been burgled. But the robbers haven't taken all the money. Redser and Pancho are about to face the biggest challenge of their lives.
About the Author
Peter Sheridan is a writer, theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was one of the founding members of Project Arts Centre. He has worked with Charabanc Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre where he directed his own plays, The Liberty Suit and Emigrants. Sheridan directed The Balcony Belles, an award-winning documentary for Temple Films, and in 1998, he wrote and directed The Breakfast, a short film that won the Prix Arte Europe Award at the Brest International Film Festival. In 2000, he wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy, based upon Brendan Behan's memoir. He is author of 44 - A Dublin Memoir and Forty-Seven Roses.
About the Series
The Open Door series is an innovative program of original and adapted works by some of our most beloved modern writers, originally designed in Ireland to promote adult literacy. These fresh stories showcase new writing from both best-selling authors and emerging voices.
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