OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Liam O'Flaherty 

• Setting

  Lasmuigh de bhothán iascaire ar Oileán Árann.

• Notes

  Níor foilsíodh Dorchadas riamh ach foilsíodh leagan Béarla de, Darkness, in irisleabhar Sasanach, New Coterie, Samhradh 1926.

• Synopsis

  A tragedy concerning two brothers, one a hardworking farmer and the younger one is a poet. They are both hoping to marry the same woman and she has to make a choice between the two.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  3

• Total

  5

• Cast Notes

  5

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 March 1926

• Producer

  Produced by An Comhar Drámaíochta

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Ceann de na bundrámaí ba chonspóidí a léirigh an Comhar sna blianta luatha. Thug Leon Ó Broin na Gardaí isteach san amharclann ar eagla go mbeadh círéib ann.

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ó ghearrthóga nuachta agus ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail