OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerald Brosnan 

• Setting

  Dublin, 1916.

• Synopsis

  Described in the Times' 'Irishman's Diary' column as 'the story of a young man who went out to fight in 1916 without any very marked convictions or enthusiasm but who, in the course of the struggle, developed a mystical patriotism.'

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  4

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  31 December 1929

• 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.