OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Seán Ó Carra 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Sean O'Casey

• Author Notes

  Aistriúchán ar 'The Plough and the Stars'.

• Setting

  Tionóntán i mBaile Átha Cliath. Gníomh I agus II: Samhain, 1915; Gníomh III agus IV: Seachtain na Cásca, 1916.

• Synopsis

  A translation of the 'The Plough and the Stars'. The play concerns the attitude of the ordinary man to the Easter Rising of 1916. In it, the author explores his notion of true heroism.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  10

• Female

  6

• Total

  16

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 November 1980

• Producer

  Produced by An Taibhdhearc

• Original Venue

  An Taibhdhearc
  

Source Of Information

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