OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Janet McNeill 

• Setting

  Belfast, the present.

• Synopsis

  Florence Thompson's father, crippled in an accident, is apparently cured by his daughter in a miraculous act of healing. Word spreads through the neighbourhood, and Florence becomes a sensation, but then discovers that such powers do not always bring happiness.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  6

• Total

  12

• Cast Notes

  12

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  27 November 1951

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster Group Theatre

• Original Venue

  Group Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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