OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Christine Longford 

• Setting

  Lady Steele's House, 11 Merrion Square, Christmas Eve, 1797 <br> Henry Sheares' house, 128 Baggot Street, 1798 <br> The guard-room of the Castle

• Synopsis

  Play about the cork-born Sheares brothers, who were executed for taking part in the 1798 rebellion.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  5

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  11 April 1942

• Producer

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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