Symphony

By A. P. Moroney

What happens when a group set out to enrich themselves using other peoples money? Or when they eventually break an entire country placing the cost of their corruption on the people. This drama takes a satirical look at Irelands tiger years and its legacy, foisted on the people and borne to date with incredible hardship. It also examines the root causes of the corruption and the broken political systems which fostered, encouraged and rewarded the dishonest and immoral. The question is will the people of Ireland allow it to happen again?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 4, 2013
• ISBN: 9781291669497

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Symphony

Symphony

At the Irish Bar & Bank

Symphony

(at the Irish Bar & Bank)

Symphony takes a satirical look at the banking and political systems of the Republic of Ireland during the tiger years. It comments on those who see it as acceptable to steal from their own and others once they have white collars and move in certain circles. Every concept, sum, idea, person and event has been made up, deliberately wrong or untrue. This mechanism has been concocted because the Irish people lived through the reality and the truth in this case is indeed worse than any fiction. Everything after the green light turns to red unfortunately is being experienced by the people since 2008 and it is these effects that the work seeks ultimately to highlight.

Unfortunately this work is embodied in its villains whose wanton despicability are exposed for all to bear. The works hero is frozen and stunned by the events and until she rises up to do what’s right, wholesale thievery, corruption and burgling the bank of ordinary people will undoubtedly continue in this land of thieves.

The book seeks to unfold a drama that could be told and understood by any person and hopefully taken on board by those who think that their view does not matter or that they will make no difference. Many Irish people now are struggling but yet raising families, forming and sustaining communities. People, who have hope, but who do not appear to have their points of view reflected in current political and business structures. The work seeks to reach out to these people so that they will realise that it is only when they have their values reflected in political and business leadership that their hope will become reality.

The work is also a cautionary tale for any other country in this world.

The remaining question is will it happen all over again?

Symphony is the first work by A. P. Moroney

Symphony

At the Irish Bar & Bank

A.P. Moroney

Published by A.P. Moroney using the help of Lulu

November 2013

Copyright© November 2013 by A.P. Moroney

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

First Published 2013.

ISBN. 978-1-291-66949-7

With the considerable help of Lulu

Dedication

To my wife and children for listening to me giving out about the subject matter for years and for their forbearance in allowing me get it down and out.

Cast:

Mrs Sheila O Leary: Attractive, reserved

Mr Martin Nathy: Handsome, Intelligent but not streetwise, Old fashioned, immaculately turned out, Patrician.

Mr Frank Dunne: Handsome, Sociopath, always with an ulterior motive with a dark malevolent streak

Ms Celia Coleman: Attractive, slightly shy, fierce temper

Mr Jim O Leary (Sheila O Leary’s brother): Does not keep himself well, down at heel, always one step behind.

Mrs Margaret Nathy: Attractive, very shy, Celia Coleman’s married sister.

Mr Philip Diggin: Developer, Golfer, professional class upwardly mobile, thinks above his station.

Sean Tierney: Multi millionaire, quarry man, hacker, nicknamed the fixer

Cast members who are not on stage are continually doing up the place. Decorating, improving the set.

Characters not seen on stage

Matt the Bat: Rep from Financial Regulators office, figure of ridicule

Gary Cheatham: Solicitor

Ray Healy: Local Politician

Part 1

Scene 1 The Bank – The Tee Box

A joint branch of the bank and beer emporium – Bank side mostly. Both sides look a little rough and have outdated 1980’s décor

Year is 1999

Mrs Sheila O Leary: Good Morning Mr Nathy.

Mr Martin Nathy (looking rough, but dressed immaculately): Good Morning Mrs O Leary, or should I say Good afternoon. Any sign of our new man?

Mrs Sheila O Leary: Oh, he’s here since nine, he’s here somewhere.

Mr Frank Dunne (entering swiftly from office off stage): Sheila, what the f..

Mr Martin Nathy (cutting off Mr Dunne abruptly): No language of any sort Mr Dunne and no first names either. In here we are civilised, polite, we do not swear. We are the gentle ship of civility sailing through the sea of prols. There’s no call for coarseness here nor for that matter for unkempt appearances… where in the name of god did you get that suit.

Mr Frank Dunne (resentfully): That’s Peter Costello’s best, Irish design at an Irish price, cost me 80 pounds.

Mr Martin Nathy: I’ll have you know that here in IB&B we dress well, we work hard, we put up a good front. We are the beacon to be followed; we will at all times be looked up to.

(Mr Dunne puts his hand into the cash drawer and pulls out about 1000 pounds in large denominations, he closes the cash into Mr Dunne’s fist).

Mr Martin Nathy: I want you to go to London this weekend and go to Germain Street to Frog and Stanwich’s ask for Jorg and say I sent you. I want you to buy 2 or 3 Derwent suits, fine cut mohair no double breasted nonsense and at least 8 Frankhoff shirts with 16 business collars and some gold pins and studs and a number of matching silk ties and don’t forget 2 pairs of Bezlans black patent.

Mr Frank Dunne: And what’ll I do with them.

Mr Martin Nathy: From next Monday I never want to see you again undressed for work. Keep the change but from my experience you’ll need that much. I will take it from your