OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Sean O'Casey 

• Notes

  In 1958 the Dublin International Theatre Festival accepted for production, The Drums of Father Ned. The Archbishop of Dublin objected to plays in the programme by Sean O'Casey and James Joyce, and refused to say the Votive Mass. Sean O'Casey withdrew his play. Samuel Beckett withdrew his play in protest. The festival was abandoned. O'Casey decided to ban all professional productions of his plays in Ireland.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  20

• Female

  9

• Total

  29

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1959

• Production Notes

  Produced by the Lafayette Little Theatre, Lafayette, Indiana.

• Venue Notes

  Premiered at the Lafayette Little Theatre, Lafayette, Indiana.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the published text, with addional information supplied by Sean O'Casey's literary estate.