OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Neil Pearson 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Tom Barry

• Author Notes

  A stage adaptation of Tom Barry's 1949 memoir of the same name.

• Setting

  County Cork, 1919-21

• Synopsis

  Tom Barry was the legendary Commander of the West Cork Flying Column in the War of Independence, leading a volunteer army in a victorious hide-and-seek campaign of Guerilla warfare. Based on Barry's own memoirs, the play gives a direct account of the IRA's campaign in West Cork.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 August 2011

• Production Notes

  Produced by GDI Productions

• Original Venue

  The Everyman
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the company website.