The Work of Art is set in 1960, rural Ireland. When Biddie’s husband Mick is away in the Congo, Biddie is left to keep her home and family in order but with her son Tommy wheeling and dealing with Biddie’s brother in-law they get on the wrong side of the parish priest, and her daughter Peggy’s new boyfriend Morgan doesn’t help the situation when he claims an old painting is the real deal, madness, sadness and mayhem make this two Act comedy The Work of Art.