OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tom Murphy 

• Setting

  Set in a house in Kent in 1969.

• Synopsis

  Kate lives with Dan, a defected priest, in the family home she inherited. With them lives Mr. Kyne, Dan's father, who refuses to return to Ireland because of the disgrace his son has brought on the family. Kate's brother, Roddie and his pregnant wife Moggie - a woman who has lived it up in true swinging sixties style - have come to stay. Into this mix of complex, cofused and solitary people add Beryl, the housekeeper, with her own old complications.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  3

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 October 1968

• Producer

  Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival In association with Gemini Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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