OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Walter Macken 

• Setting

  Set in a backstreet in Galway.

• Synopsis

  After being away in jail for drunken manslaughter, Paddo returns home to his family, a seemingly reformed character. But when he slips back into his old ways he meets resentful opposition from his family.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  5

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  28 July 1952

• 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.