OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brendan Behan 

• Author Notes

  Edited and with additional material by Alan Simpson.

• Setting

  The action takes plce in a cemetery in the Dublin mountains and in Mrs. Mallarkey's house. The Time - Well...

• Synopsis

  Produced after Behan's death and featuring the legendary Dubliners, this was described in the programme as 'an entertainment'. It would be best described as a comedy with music, set in a graveyard populated with two bawds, two blind men, the graveyard supervisor and a variety of mourners and undertakers.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  11

• Female

  5

• Total

  16

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. The Original Cast included members of 'The Dubliners'.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  14 March 1972

• Production Notes

  Presented as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 1972.

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Presented on the Peacock Stage.

Source Of Information

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