OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Hugh Leonard 

• Adapted / Translated From

  James Joyce

• Author Notes

  Based on Short Stories by James Joyce

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of six stories from Joyce's 'Dubliners'. The first half, a study of the Dubliner as a social animal ('An ncounter'/'Counterparts'/'Grace'); the second, a study of the Dubliner as a political animal ('Ivy Day in the Committee Room'/'Two Gallants'/'A Little Cloud').

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  27

• Female

  1

• Total

  28

• Cast Notes

  Cast Doubling is possible. See Original Production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 September 1963

• Producer

  Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival and Gemini Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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