OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael Scott (2) 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Brinsley MacNamara

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted from the book The Valley of the Squinting Windows, published in 1918 by Maunsel & Co.

• Setting

  Garradrimna, Ireland

• Notes

  This production was presented through an arrangement with Mercier Press and featured ten professional actors with a company of community players.

• Synopsis

  The Valley of the Squinting Windows is the story of life in a fictional rural village in Catholic Ireland, at the beginning of the 20th century and the power of gossip and public perception of an inward-looking society, unwilling to look at the darker side of the developing national character.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  14

• Female

  12

• Total

  26

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling occured in the first production. There was also five children and an ensemble of nine.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  19 November 2019

• Producer

  Produced by Mullingar Arts Centre

• Original Venue

  Mullingar Arts Centre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme and the listing on the Mullingar Arts Centre website.