OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Declan Burke-Kennedy 

• Synopsis

  The Wind That Shook The Barley is a study of the effects of the threat of violence on those who would wish to remain neutral. The play is set in a West of Ireland studio home where an artistic couple have gone to establish a new life. The couple's isolation is shattered by the intrusion of a sinister young man and an elderly woman. The intrusion initially serves to aggravate tensions between the couple, until all the characters' perceptions are altered by the unfolding events.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 September 1981

• Producer

  Produced by Focus Theatre

• Venue Notes

  First performed at the Oscar Theatre.

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from the 1981 Dublin Theatre Festival programme.