OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Louis d'Alton 

• Synopsis

  Set in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Mrs. Stacey, owner of the local pub and grocery, has a bona fide guardian angel. All those around her are sceptical. The local priest thinks it'san evil spirit. A good and kind person with great faith in the Gospels she is open to being hoodwinked by those around her, including her family. As they conspire to have her committed to a mental institution, she proves to them that she is nobody's fool.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  3

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 September 1951

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Presented at the Rupert Guinness Hall.

Source Of Information

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