OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eilis Dillon 

• Synopsis

  A play about the decline of the big house in Ireland. The Hassett family are on the verge of bankruptcy and are faced with the prospect of having to sell the unmanageable family home. This has devastating effects on the spinster sisters and their brother.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 November 1964

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from published material.