OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frank McMahon 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Brendan Behan

• Author Notes

  Based on Brendan Behan's autobiographical novel.

• Setting

  Set in a Borstal in Britain.

• Synopsis

  Tells the story of Behan's time in a British Borstal.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  35

• Female

  4

• Total

  39

• Cast Notes

  12 actors included in the programme without character names are not listed here.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 October 1967

• 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.