OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerry Simpson 

• Setting

  The action takes place in a London flat over one night.

• Notes

  Subsequently transferred to the Gate Theatre on October 21st 1963.

• Synopsis

  Four Irish immigrant bachelors share a flat in London. One of the characters, the brawn, brings his girl back to the flat and she soon sickens of the domineering male and finds the quiet bookworm more interesting. The play examines the breakdown of the macho male character when he returns from having been beaten up to find the quiet lad has stolen his girl and his bed.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  1

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 September 1963

• Production Notes

  Produced by New Theatre Productions

• Venue Notes

  Premiered at the Irish Life Theatre, Mespil Road.

Source Of Information

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