OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eoghan Harris 

• Setting

  The action of the play takes place during the Famine Years of 1846-1847, first in the Vatican and then in the village of Toormore on the Mizen Head, Cork.

• Synopsis

  When faced with starvation and certain death, Irish Catholics are faced with a terrible choice: convert to Protestantism or starve.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  13

• Female

  4

• Total

  17

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 September 1985

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Abbey Stage.

Source Of Information

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