OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Hugh Hunt  Frank O'Connor 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Frank O'Connor

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the 1935 short story of the same name

• Setting

  The action takes place in four different compartments of the same moving train

• Notes

  Manuscript copies of the play are available to read in the National Library of Ireland as well as in the Frank O'Connor papers at University College Cork.

• Synopsis

  A scattered group of people are returning to their village by train having spent the day attending a murder trial in the city. The case for the prosecution has collapsed, and the suspect - a young woman - is now back among the rest of the home-bound passengers. The chorus illustrate the thoughts of the passengers in time with the rhythm of the train.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  7

• Total

  16

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  31 May 1937

• 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 of the time.