OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Teresa Deevy 

• Notes

  Shared first prize in the Abbey Play competition in 1931 (the other winner was Paul Vincent Carroll's 'Things That Are Caeser's'. See separate listing for details)

• Synopsis

  Newly evicted from their home and grieving the recent loss of their child, the destitute couple Min and Michael are faced with a desperate struggle for survival. When Michael accidently comes across some stolen money, his first instinct is to hand it over to the police. His wife sees the situation differently, however, and the couple find themselves confronted with a stark moral choice.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  4

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  12 September 1932

• 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 Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.