OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Pauline Maguire 

• Synopsis

  A comedy in three acts about young people aspiring to modernise country life. John Thomas, an aging farmer who wants to retire, has a unhappy family. Those who stayed on the farm are fatalistic and lacking in drive while those who migrated to the city are just as badly off. When an attempt to settle his affairs with his family around him fails he leaves the last move up to them.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  24 October 1955

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced at the Queen's Theatre.

Source Of Information

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