OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Elizabeth Kuti 

• Author Notes

  Adapted from Paul Smith's novel The Countrywoman, first published in 1961.

• Setting

  The play is set between 1918 and 1930 in the Dublin tenement room of Molly Baines and her family; in the lane where they live; and at various other locations.

• Synopsis

  Molly Baines is trying to raise a family in the worst tenement slums in the Western World, against all the odds of poverty, war and deprivation, and she is making quite a success of it. Then one day her missing husband comes home from the First World War and her life and the lives of her children are plunged into turmoil.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  19

• Total

  28

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. In the original production in addition to the specified characters various other parts are played by the ensemble.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 September 2000

• Producer

  Produced by Upstate Theatre Project

• Original Venue

  Droichead Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

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