OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Séamus Byrne 

• Setting

  The action of the play takes place in a shabby third-rate hotel in the suburbs of 1960s Dublin.

• Synopsis

  The story concerns the inhabitants of a Dublin hotel and in particular the problem of Clare, the parlour maid, who is pregnant by Peter Donegan, the errant son of the proprietress. Vincent, the boot-boy, takes it up on himself to arrange with Mrs. Donegan and the strange Mr. Graham to procure an abortion, which is fixed for the finale.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  2

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 October 1962

• Producer

  Presented by Gemini Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Originally rejected by the Abbey, 'Little City' was first performed as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1962.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was sourced from production programme and contemporary press cuttings.