OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brinsley MacNamara  V.A. Pearn 

• Setting

  The Wicklow Hills...1867
  London...1880
  London...1881
  Galway...1886
  Eltham...1889
  London...1891

• Synopsis

  The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, charting his privileged background, his politicization, his long campaign for Home Rule, and finally the love affair that was to destroy his reputation and bring about his political downfall.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  22

• Female

  4

• Total

  26

• Cast Notes

  In addition to the above cast list, there are 6 male and 7 female Peasants and 4 male Soldiers. In Scene 6, there are 18 Members of the Irish Party made up of 12 of the existing cast and 10 others.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  11 May 1937

• Producer

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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