OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brendan Behan 

• Author Notes

  Edited and with additional material by Alan Simpson.

• Setting

  The action takes plce in a cemetery in the Dublin mountains and in Mrs. Mallarkey's house. The Time - Well...

• Synopsis

  Produced after Behan's death and featuring the legendary Dubliners, this was described in the programme as 'an entertainment'. It would be best described as a comedy with music, set in a graveyard populated with two bawds, two blind men, the graveyard supervisor and a variety of mourners and undertakers.

• Play Type

  Plays General

• Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  11

• Cast Size Female

  5

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details. The Original Cast included members of 'The Dubliners'.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  14 March 1972

• Producer Notes

  Presented as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 1972.

• Production

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Venue Notes

  Presented on the Peacock Stage.

Original Cast
Various Characters	Ciarán Bourke
A Corpse	Ciarán Bourke
Maria Concepta(Bawd I)	Eileen Colgan
Mrs. Cronin	Terri Donnelly
Various Characters	Ronnie Drew
Blind Man	Ronnie Drew
Various Characters	Luke Kelly
Blind Man	Luke Kelly
Various Characters	Barney McKenna
A Coloured Gentleman	Barney McKenna
Deirdre Mallarkey	Dearbhla Molloy
Mrs. Mallarkey	Angela Newman
Rose of Lima(Bawd II)	Joan O'Hara
Various Characters	John Sheehan

Production Team
Director	Alan Simpson
Designer	Wendy Shea
Lighting	Leslie Scott

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.