OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lady Gregory 

• Setting

  Ireland, 1692 and aftermath

• Synopsis

  The play centres on King James II's flight after his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  10

• Female

  2

• Total

  12

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  09 December 1905

• 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 Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.