OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Louis d'Alton 

• Setting

  The action takes place in the parlour behind Seamus Fortune's shop in a small town in Ireland.

• Synopsis

  Johnny Fortune, a charmer, has returned home after sometime away and this causes friction in the family who have had to pay for Johnny's misdeeds in the past. Nicky, Johnny's cousin is the same as Johnny and wants to follow in his footsteps.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  8

• Total

  16

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 April 1958

• 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.