Michael Evans

Michael is ages seven during the action of the play and then as a young man, functions as a narrator and describes the events of that summer in 1936. He is the illegitimate child of Chris and Gerry, and only sees his father about twice a year. The child Michael in the flashbacks is primarilly intent on making and painting a series of kites; only toward the end of the play are his painting displayed to the audience, when they reveal a series of faces expressing strong emotions, implying paganism and a sense of freedom or the desire to escape. He does not physically appear as his child self but is voiced by the adult Michael in reminiscence. He is adored by each of his aunts and is mothered in different way by them all.

Played by Barry Ward.