OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Neil Donnelly 

• Setting

  Set in Leicestershire, England.

• Synopsis

  The Duty Master follows the trials of Patrick O’Rourke, a respected teacher at an English public school whose mid-life crisis is rudely interrupted by the unexpected arrival of his genial if somewhat embarrassing brother from Meath.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  9

• Total

  15

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  08 February 1995

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Peacock Stage.

Source Of Information

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