OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  John Malone 

• Setting

  Set in a farmhouse in Dingle.

• Synopsis

  John Kearney, a domineering father of four, wants to protect his family from the hardships that he had to suffer but in doing so alienates them. Each member of the family rebels and thwarts his hopes. He forces his daughter to marry a prosperous solicitor which proves to be his undoing in the end.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  3

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  22 February 1954

• 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 published material.