OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Vincent Woods 

• Setting

  The play is set in County Leitrim and covers seven generations.

• Synopsis

  Set, in part, against a background of a famous paternity lawsuit taken by a Protestant woman against a Catholic priest in 1828, a story unravels over time, linking events and people over seven generations in a small rural community. Song of the Yellow Bittern is both a love story and a ghost story.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  3

• Total

  9

• Cast Notes

  Cross casting is necessary. See original production for details. Two of the original cast also performed as musicians.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  22 September 1994

• Producer

  Produced by Druid

• Original Venue

  The Mick Lally Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.