OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Andrew Ganly 

• Setting

  The action of the play takes place in the sitting-room of Theo's house.

• Synopsis

  Theo, a suburban widower with an invalid son and a doting daughter, shares his house with his sister-in-law and a maid. Julian, meanwhile, an architect with a penchant for beating his wife, is a close friend of the family. When it emerges that Theo is in love with Julian's mother Clara, all hell breaks loose...

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  4

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 November 1937

• Producer

  Presented by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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