OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  George Shiels 

• Setting

  The action takes place in Nora's Yard. Time - the Present

• Synopsis

  Drogheda Moore, a r,agman, and Tommy Moody, a dog-dealer arrive in the yard of old Nora to find her home has been looted and the old woman has fallen down the well and is hanging on by a snag. They go to fetch her neighbours for help...

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 December 1923

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

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