OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Marie Jones (1) 

• Synopsis

  The Blind Fiddler Of Glenadauch explores the idea of cultural and familial legacy through the story of one Belfast family. After the death of her beloved father Pat, Kathleen, a prosperous civil servant, goes on a bemused pilgrimage to Station Island in Lough Derg to retrace his annual visit and to try to understand why he allowed her childhood to be sacrificed to the social ambitions of her mother. In flashback we see the younger Kathleen in the pub her father owned in Belfast where she spent her happiest days among the impoverished fiddle players, drinkers, chancers and raconteurs.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  2

• Total

  3

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  August 1990

• Producer

  Produced by Charabanc Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Amharclann na Carraige/The Rock Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was supplied by a founding member of the Charabanc Theatre Company.