OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerald Macnamara 

• Notes

  This play was first published by Talbot Press, Dublin in 1912.

• Synopsis

  A satire in which Thompson, an Orangeman, is accidently blown up by his own gun at the annual Sham Battle at Scarva. When he wakes up he finds himself in Tir-na-n-Og, the land of Gaelic-speaking mythical heroes. Suspicious of this English-speaking newcomer, the heroes decide to put him on trial. In the process they reveal the degree of their mutual ignorance and incomprehension of each other's traditions.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  2

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  09 December 1912

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Original Venue

  Grand Opera House
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry has come from Sam Hanna Bell's 'The Theatre in Ulster', reviews of the premiere production, and from the original published script as indicated.