‘The Bailout’ primed to capture political drama

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen and former ECB president Jeane Claude Trichet will be among the key characters to feature in an upcoming documentary play about Ireland’s bailout.

Ireland’s fight to retain its economic sovereignty, the tense negotiations around the bailout and the issue of burning bondholders will be among the themes in the play, to be staged this September.

Author and journalist Colin Murphy is putting the finishing touches to the drama, which is a follow-up to his previously acclaimed staged play the Guarantee.