OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Eamon Cassidy 

• Synopsis

  Peter Connelly runs his business, and his family, the way he sees fit. Ruling with an iron fist, he ruins his daughters' lives by not allowing them their choice of husbands. Neither does he allow his son, the driving force behind the business, to manage it. The worm turns and the family rebels, but to what end?

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  3

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 December 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.