OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brinsley MacNamara 

• Synopsis

  Margaret Gillan has married against love and when she is finally made a widow, her first lover, John Briody, marries her daughter instead of coming back to her. Her passion for the man she has always loved, turns to rage and hatred. She puts her every energy into ruining him and her daughter with him.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  17 July 1933

• 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.