OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Richard Johnson (2) 

• Setting

  District Courthouse in Barrabeg,a seaport town in the Breac-Gaeltacht; mid-20th century.

• Synopsis

  After introducing us to the characters that populate the District Court in Barrabeg, Johnson provides us with two court cases presided over by Justice McHenry. In one, the Mother Superior of the local orphanage fights to have one of her charges sent to reformatory school.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  16

• Female

  13

• Total

  29

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 January 1961

• 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 and from conversation with the playwright's daughter.