Dolly West's Kitchen is a dark Irish and deeply Chekhovian play written by the playwright Frank McGuinness.
The play is set in 1943 during the Second World War in the small town of Buncrana, on the border with Derry, Northern Ireland, during the Emergency.
Also living in the house is Esther's husband Ned and the housemaid Anna.
Soon clashes over issues of loyalty, jealousy, sexual identity and love creep into Dolly West's kitchen.
The premiere of Dolly West's Kitchen, directed by Patrick Mason, took place on 6 October 1999 in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.