OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Seán Mac Íomhair 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Bertolt Brecht

• Author Notes

  Aistriúchán ar 'Die Gewehre Der Frau Carrar'

• Setting

  Tarlaíonn na heachtraí seo i dteach iascaire i sráidbhaile in Andalusia in imeacht aon tráthnóna amháin i mí Aibreáin (1937).

• Synopsis

  One of three plays produced under the name of 'Daoirse'. The fisherman Carlos Carrar is killed fighting in the Spanish Civil War and he leaves behind a grief-stricken widow, Theresa. She adopts an attitude of neutrality which becomes harder and harder to maintain.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  5

• Total

  11

• Cast Notes

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  16 May 1976

• Production Notes

  Ceann de thrí ghearrdráma a léiríodh ar an oíche chéanna faoin gcnuastheideal 'Daoirse'.

• Producer

  Produced by An Taibhdhearc

• Original Venue

  An Taibhdhearc
  

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