OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  P.S. Loughlin 

• Synopsis

  A murder takes place in an outhouse on the Murrays' farm. The officials set up shop in the kitchen of the farmhouse where the investigation is to be based. As each member of the Murray household comes under the spotlight we begin to see the cracks in their family life.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  3

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  25 February 1957

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Source Of Information

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