OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Christine Longford 

• Synopsis

  The aging Irish Country Squire, Mr. Jiggins, is so eccentric that he alters the shapes of his windows to correspond to his chairs, reads the Koran to his staff after breakfast and believes that when he dies, he'll turn into a fox. His avaricious relatives don't care what he turns into as long as he dies soon.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  Character listings for this entry are taken from contemporary articles and press cuttings, and are not comprehensive. For this reason it has not been possible to ascertain the play cast size.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  28 March 1933

• Producer

  Presented by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings.