OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerald Brosnan 

• Setting

  The street pavement outside the railings of a park in the North City of Dublin. February, 1927.

• Synopsis

  'Shocks' or Patrick Francis Kiley is a soldier left mentally unhinged after the war. He hangs around Mountjoy Square singing recalled snatches of wartime songs. It's here he picks up a murderer's abandoned weapon and regains his senses enough to capture him with the help of kindly Detective Long.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  7

• Cast Size Female

  1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  16 July 1928

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings.