OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lennox Robinson 

• Setting

  The Brady's house in Rathfarnham, Co Dublin, July 16, 1803. A room in the White Bull Inn, Thomas St., Dublin, July 23, 1803; the door of the Depot, Marshalsea Lane, Dublin that evening; and later in the evening back at the White Bull Inn. Mrs Palmer's house, Harold's Cross, Dublin, August 25, 1803.

• Synopsis

  A dramatisation of Robert Emmet's failed rebellion and his relationship with Sarah Curran in Dublin in 1803.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  27

• Female

  7

• Total

  34

• Cast Notes

  There were 3 additional 'other men', not doubled up, played by Arthur Shields, Edward Reardon and Jack Dunne

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 February 1915

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

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