First produced by Druid Theatre Company in 2000, The Hackney Office is a darkly comic tragedy set in a Dublin hackney office.
Christy wants to expand his hackney business. Jude dreams of opening a nightclub. Nobody knows what Danny wants.
One hot summer afternoon in Handy Hackneys, a rundown Dublin hackney office where nothing is as it seems, an unexpected visitor arrives.
As hopes rise and fortunes seem within reach, old friendships are tested, ambitions collide, and every conversation reveals another layer of deception. Before teh day is done, three ordinary men will discover just how dangerous opportunity can be,
Funny, tense and deeply human, The Hackney Office is adark Irish comedy that belends razor-sharp dialogue with mounting suspense. Set entirely in a single room and written for three actors, it is a gripping portrait of friendship, loyalty and the dreams people cling to when they believe their luck is finally about to change.
"A skilled writer of devious comedy with a heart of pure blackness... This is funny, funny stuff," The Irish Times
"The play's a wonder. Collins has an eye that goes through skin and bone, and an ear that hears the fear and loneliness under the braggadocio of "street cred". He also knows how to be gut-wrenchingly funny before he turns the knife in those same guts," Irish Independent
Michael Francis Collins is an Irish writer from County Meath. He has lived in France and Poland and travelled widely, experiences that continue to shape his work. He has written several stage plays and works of prose. Other plays include Tadhg Stray Wandered In (Fishamble: The New Theatre Company, 2004) and She Was Wearing... A Serpent-Headed Stud (Fishamble, 2005).
Applications for performance should be made before rehersals begin by contacting the author MisterMichaelCollins@gmail.com