OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Kieran Tunney
John Synge
Setting
Set in Kate Murphy's Public House in a small town in Southern Ireland from 1947 - 1949.
Synopsis
Mrs. Murphy is a hardworking woman who has made enough money from farming to buy a small pub. She has sacrificed her elder son's ambition to join the priesthood by insisting he labour on the farm. He becomes a drunk. Having made some money, Mrs Murphy now desires respectability and so forces the younger son into the priesthood and away from the girl he loves.
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Play Type
Plays General
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Male
3
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Cast Size Female
4
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
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Date of First Production
17 September 1951
Production Notes
Subsequently played at the Westminister Theatre, London in October 1951.
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Producer
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Original Venue
Venue Notes
Premiered at the Theatre Royal, Brighton.
PUBLISHED SCRIPTS
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
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