OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tom Coffey 

• Setting

  Set in a small town in Ireland in the present(1965).

• Synopsis

  Life in small town Ireland is examined here touching on most aspects of provincial Ireland; the frustrations of the young, the lack of social conscience, the viciousness of the gossips and the sheer degradation that poverty can bring.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  7

• Total

  16

• Cast Notes

  Children and townspeople in the original production were played by members of the Associated Arts Academy.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 September 1965

• Producer

  Produced by Gemini Productions In association with 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.