OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  E.F. Carey 

• Setting

  The living-room of the Brady family in a Dublin tenement.
  The living-room of the Widow Whooley's apartments.

• Synopsis

  Dan Brady drives his son and daughter to destruction, setting up a terrible chain of events that eventually culminates in murder.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  7

• Cast Size Female

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 February 1939

• 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.