OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Seán Ó Carra 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Brian Friel

• Author Notes

  Aistrithe ó 'The Mundy Scheme (or, May we write your epitaph now, Mr. Emmett?)', 1969

• Setting

  Seomra suite i dteach an Taoisigh i mBaile Átha Cliath. (1973)

• Synopsis

  To improve the economy, the Taoiseach approves a scheme to turn the West into 'an eternal resting place' for the great cities of the U.S. and Europe.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  3

• Total

  12

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  18 February 1973

• Producer

  Produced by An Taibhdhearc

• Original Venue

  An Taibhdhearc
  

Source Of Information

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