OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  John McDonnell 

• Synopsis

  An eccentric old lady dies, leaving her possessions equally divided between her Protestant Unionist cousin from Belfast and her Catholic Nationalist cousin from Kildare. In order for them to claim their inheritance they have to live together peacefully in a small cottage for one month.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  3

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 March 1961

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  First produced at the Queen's Theatre. this play subsequently had a very long run at Belfast's Group Theatre. Opening on October 24, 1961, and featuring James Young, critics noted that the original seemed "slightly shorter", while the Belfast version featured a new character.

Source Of Information

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