OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  William Butler Yeats 

• Notes

  'The Resurrection' was first published in the Adelphi journal in 1927. Both the journal and the original playscript can be viewed at the National Library of Ireland.

• Synopsis

  Arriving at the scene of the resurrection of Christ, three learned men - a Greek, a Hebrew and a Syrian -engage in an intellectual debate on the nature of reason and belief.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  6

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  30 July 1934

• 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.