OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tomás Tóibín 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Alfonso Sastre

• Author Notes

  Aistrithe ó 'Escuadra Hacia la Muerte'.

• Setting

  Taobh istigh de theach mhaor coille, le linn An Tríú Cogadh Domhanda.

• Synopsis

  The play takes place during the Third World War and deals with a squad of five soldiers and their corporal, sent on a suicide mission as punishment for past transgressions.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  30 May 1967

• Producer

  Produced by An Damer

• Original Venue

  The Damer Hall/An Damer
  

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú agus ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail.