''Spacers'' is a 1986 play by Irish playwright Paul Mercier.

Synopsis

The play follows a group of young supermarket employees as they rehearse a play written by the store's security guard for a local competition. The play they are rehearsing is titled ''Mikado - The Sequel''. The play is an imitation of the

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The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

'' and martial arts films. The play has been written by the supermarket's security guard.

Production history

The play was first produced by Passion Machine in the SFX City Theatre in November 1986. The production was directed by Paul Mercier.

References

{{Reflist 1986 plays