OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Peter Sheridan 

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of the autobiographical novel by Christy Brown.

• Synopsis

  Down all the Days focuses on the childhood and coming of age of a young man with cerebral palsy. He acts as a detached observer of life in the slums of Dublin, during the 1940s and 50s.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  13

• Female

  5

• Total

  18

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1982

• Producer

  Produced by Oscar Productions

• Venue Notes

  Presented at the Oscar Theatre, Dublin.

Source Of Information

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