OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Sean O'Casey 

• Synopsis

  A dark comedy about Irish rural life at mid-century, symbolising the struggle between repression and liberty. Although the final victory goes to the forces of oppression, in the shape of Father Domineer and his gombeen men.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  December 1949

• Venue Notes

  First produced at the People's Theatre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Originally banned in Ireland,the play's Dublin premiere took place in the Abbey Theatre on 11 August 1977. The production was directed by Tomás Mac Anna and the cast included Edward Golden, Martina Stanley and Micheál Ó hAonghusa.

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