OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Peter Sheridan  Ray Yeates 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Peter Sheridan

• Author Notes

  Aistriúchán ar 'Diary of a Hunger Strike'

• Setting

  Príosún na Ceise Fada (1978).

• Synopsis

  Set in Long Kesh, the play tells the story of Pat O’Connor, the OC of the IRA prisoners. He negotiates a resolution to the hunger strike and the protest in the jail, only to see the agreement reneged upon by the British government. O’Connor then embarks upon a second and ultimately fatal hunger strike himself.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  1

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  February 1987

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Ar stáitse na Péacóige a léiríodh an dráma seo.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Sa bhliain 1981 a scríobhadh an dráma 'Diary of a Hunger Strike' agus thug an compántas Hull Truck an chéad léiriú dó i nDún Éideann i 1982. In Amharclann na Péacóige a chéadléiríodh i nGaeilge é, mar chuid den Fhéile Amharclainne Cheilteach i mí Feabhra 1987.

Source Of Information

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