OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Roger McHugh 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Alfred Noyes

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of Noyes' book 'The Accusing Ghost or Justice for Casement (1957).

• Synopsis

  A play dealing with the events in Roger Casement's life, from his knighthood in 1911 to his execution for high treason in 1916.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  16

• Female

  3

• Total

  19

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  03 March 1958

• Producer

  Produced by Cyril Cusack Productions

• Original Venue

  Theatre Royal
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  This production was staged to mark the grand re-opening of the Theatre Royal in the first week of March 1958. It transferred to the Gaiety in Dublin the following week, with some minor cast changes.

Source Of Information

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