OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jennifer Johnston 

• Setting

  The Martins' country estate in West Cork in the autumn of 1920.

• Synopsis

  Indian Summer is set during the 1920s, a turbulent period in Irish history. Miranda Martin is an 18-year-old living in a large country house. With her father engrossed in a scheme for the re-afforestation of Ireland, Miranda is left to the day-to-day running of the estate. Her brother Andrew, a British army officer, returns to Ireland with his regiment. Their task is the suppression of the struggle for independence.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  11 May 1983

• Producer

  Produced by Lyric Theatre

• Original Venue

  Lyric Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from contemporary press cuttings.