OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael J. Murphy (2) 

• Synopsis

  A play set in South Armagh and focusing on the Border, which lies close to the home of Thomas Dowdall and his family. To some Dowdall family members, the Border is simply a profitable income source through smuggling. Others view it as a betrayal of the old ideals fought for decades before. Then, a resurgence of IRA activity sets the two at loggerheads with each other.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  4

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 September 1960

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster Group Theatre

• Original Venue

  Group Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from press cuttings, and from the original production programme held at the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.