OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Colin Murphy 

• Setting

  The General Post Office, Dublin, 1916.

• Synopsis

  The rebel leadership navigates the perils of the Rising across the five days during which they occupied the GPO. On Monday, they seize and secure the building, and repel the first attacks. On Tuesday, they attempt to deal with looting on O'Connell St. On Wednesday, the shelling starts. On Thursday, the building goes on fire. On Friday, they are forced to evacuate. People buckle under pressure. Tensions run high. They constantly have to revise their plans and expectations.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  21

• Female

  3

• Total

  24

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling occurs.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  31 March 2016

• Production Notes

  Produced in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, Dublin City Council, Ireland 2016, An Post, DublinTown and Arnotts.

• Producer

  Produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company

• Venue Notes

  Performed in the main Post Office hall of the GPO in Dublin.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme.