OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lewis Purcell 

• Setting

  The Australian outback.

• Notes

  The cast and character lists for this entry are drawn from reviews of the premiere production. As such, cast size details should be taken as approximate.

• Synopsis

  A play set in Australia, where Barty Munn is rumoured to have inherited a large sum on his brother's death. He and and his 'cobbers'(friends) look forward to a good life, but his sister-in-law tries to ensure that the money is well-spent. A farm is eventually bought with the money, and Munn then marries Martha Tilly. When she is injured in a minor accident, Munn's easygoing attitude changes. He finds that husband and wife, like cobbers, share what they have, and that this extends even as far as work duties.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  3

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  24 September 1931

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Original Venue

  Grand Opera House
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry has come from reviews of the premiere production sourced for this project.