OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jim Nolan 

• Setting

  Seafield. A coastal village in Southern Ireland. Late Summer.

• Synopsis

  Behind the crumbling walls of a coastal hotel, elderly Spanish Civil War veteran, Francis Shannon, struggles to stay faithful to the political and social vision which has guided his life. Around him the hotel's inhabitants play out their fractured lives in a desperate search for hope. In the course of a singe day and night, Shannon's public and personal worlds collide with dramatic and violent consequences.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  08 February 1994

• Producer

  Produced by Red Kettle Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Garter Lane Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

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