OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Kevin O'Connor 

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of the novel by Kate O'Brien.

• Setting

  Mellick, a fictional Irish city based on Limerick, 1880s.

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of Kate O'Brien's novel, concerning middle-class Catholic values in the early part of the twentieth century. A man is in love with his sister-in-law and as her mother dies, the family gather to await the end.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  4

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 July 1996

• Producer

  Produced by Island Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Belltable
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by Island Theatre Company.