OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  William Butler Yeats 

• Setting

  The Deck of a Galley

• Synopsis

  An old love story. The ancient Sea God Forgael embarks on a journey. He communicates with souls appearing to him in the guise of birds, who promise him love should he follow them. His crew, believing him to be mad, capture a ship upon which they find a queen, and eventually leave Forgael and the woman alone to follow the birds.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  14 January 1904

• Producer

  Produced by The Irish National Theatre Society

• Venue Notes

  Performed at the Molesworth Hall

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.