OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Alun Owen 

• Setting

  Set in a remote corner of the mountains of North Wales, late October.

• Synopsis

  Self-made Irish concrete king in partnership with bright, paper policy executive from a better class, working on a contract in Wales but with an English top boss and Welsh foreman. The Irishman's wife's loyalties are brought into question early on in the play before we witness a 'dual duel' with the Welsh foreman in the second act, betweeen the sexes and between the Irish and the Welsh.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  3

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  09 October 1967

• Production Notes

  In association with York Promotions Ltd.

• Producer

  Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.