OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Jack White 

• Setting

  The parish church and rectory in Carrig, 1967

• Synopsis

  Canon Sheridan lives in the town of Carrig with his daughter Deborah (separated from her husband). Deborah takes care of her father, the house and helps out with church duties. Her estranged husband turns up with his Swedish business partner and a plan to commercialise the village. The play deals with the demise of the congregation and the peceived futility of continuing on in a fast changing world.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  16

• Female

  10

• Total

  26

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  15 January 1968

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Presented on the Abbey Stage.

Source Of Information

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