OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  R.J. Ray 

• Setting

  Time - Spring 1921 Scene - The sitting-room of John Shannon's house

• Synopsis

  A tragedy about a father-son conflict. John Shannon is an ex-Head Constable of the R.I.C.; his son is a rebel republican who has been implicated in the murder of a district inspector. Faced with this terrible moral dilemma, the elder Shannon must make a choice between between duty and love.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  1

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  29 August 1922

• 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 and from press cuttings, with additional information from Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson.