OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Neil Donnelly 

• Notes

  A play for post-primary school students.

• Synopsis

  The play traces the very different life histories of two characters both born into the village of La Guella in Central America. One ends up a policeman, the other the leader of the peasant revolt he has to interrogate.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  4

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 October 1986

• Production Notes

  Blindfold was produced to mark the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International.

• Producer

  Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Lombard St. Studio
  

• Venue Notes

  First performed at the Lombard Street Studios, Dublin as part of a tour to schools.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the teachers' information pack for the original production and from the 1986 Dublin Theatre Festival programme.