OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tomás Mac Anna 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Sam Thompson 

• Author Notes

  Adapted from Thompson's teleplay of the same name which was first broadcast on the BBC in 1965.

• Synopsis

  The play opens with the Head of an Orange Lodge in Northern Ireland handing in his resignation. His son, a returned emigrant, has been given the nomination by the lodge with a few objections. However, the son is more liberal than his father, and cannot abide sectarianism of any kind.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  8

• Cast Size Female

  7

• Cast Notes

  A large crowd was used in the first production.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  04 October 1966

• Producer

  Produced by Gemini Productions In association with Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Gaiety Theatre
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the Stagecast directory.