OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Máire Stafford 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Brendan Behan Joan Littlewood

• Author Notes

  Aistrithe ó 'The Hostage'; leagan difriúil é ón gcéad leagan de 'An Giall' le Breandán Ó Beacháin. Tá an leagan seo bunaithe ar léiriú Joan Littlewood leis an Theatre Workshop i Londain (1958).

• Setting

  Teach lóistín i mBaile Átha Cliath.

• Synopsis

  This is an altered version, of the original play by Behan about a young English soldier who is being kept prisoner in a Dublin boarding house.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  11

• Female

  5

• Total

  16

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 April 1970

• Producer

  Produced by An Taibhdhearc

• Original Venue

  An Taibhdhearc
  

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú agus ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail