G ael ic ▁football ▁clubs ▁in ▁County ▁La ois <0x0A> </s> ▁Season ' s ▁Gre et ings ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁play ▁by ▁British ▁play w right ▁Alan ▁Ay ck b ourn . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁black , ▁though ▁often ▁far c ical , ▁comedy ▁about ▁four ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁d ys function al ▁family , ▁starting ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁and ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁average ▁English ▁sub urban ▁house . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁characters ▁seen ▁on ▁stage ▁are ▁the ▁nine ▁adult s ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁off - stage ▁characters , ▁although ▁a ▁few ▁produ ctions ▁have ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁use ▁child ▁actors . ▁ ▁The ▁nine ▁adult s ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Bernard , ▁a ▁fee ble - sp ir ited ▁doctor , ▁with ▁strong ▁views ▁on ▁non - vi ol ence ▁and ▁obs essed ▁with ▁a ▁dis mal ▁pu ppet ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁children ; ▁ ▁Ph yll is , ▁Bernard ' s ▁l ush ▁of ▁a ▁wife , ▁whom ▁Bernard ▁strugg les ▁to ▁support ; ▁ ▁Ne ville , ▁Ph yll is ' s ▁brother , ▁always ▁busy ▁f idd ling ▁with ▁anything ▁mechanical ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁shed ; ▁ ▁Bel inda , ▁end ures ▁a ▁st ale ▁marriage ▁to ▁Ne ville , ▁resort ing ▁to ▁fla pping ▁about ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁constantly ▁dress ing ▁the ▁Christmas ▁tree ; ▁ ▁Edd ie , ▁a ▁lack l ust re ▁and ▁lazy ▁man