Stones in his Pockets

IN the first act of her new play for DubbelJoint Productions, Marie Jones has great fun with the greedy, immoral world of American…

IN the first act of her new play for DubbelJoint Productions, Marie Jones has great fun with the greedy, immoral world of American film making creating, with wit and relish, a scenario with which Ireland has become very familiar.

The real protagonist is introduced only fleetingly and, when his moment finally arrives, it comes tumbling out with less coherence than will doubtless be the case when this fluent, spirited production, directed by Pam Brighton, with Conleth Hill and Tim Murphy in tremendously assured performances, finds its feet.