OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  James Young  John McDonnell 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Austin Steele

• Author Notes

  Press cuttings note the play by Austin Steele "has been adapted by John McDonnell and James Young".

• Setting

  The Galbraith family home, Belfast.

• Notes

  The production list for this entry is drawn from contemporary press reviews. As such, cast size details should be taken as approximate. Character names were largely not indicated.

• Synopsis

  Two members of a Russian delegation to Belfast request that they stay at a typical working class family home. Mrs Galbraith must work out how to accommodate themselves, her extended family, and flooded out neighbours - and all that before a contingent of Eskimos arrive too.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

• Cast Notes

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  21 May 1962

• Producer

  Presented by Group Theatre

• Original Venue

  Group Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  This play was originally set in Lancashire but was specifically adapted for this run to an Ulster setting.

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was sourced from contemporary press reviews for the Irish Playography project.