OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Walter Macken 

• Synopsis

  When the play opens, Doolin is fighting his alcoholism in a lunatic asylum whilst his family conspire to sell the family business with the aid of an efficiency expert. Struggling with the voices in his head and the temptation to fall off the wagon, he fights to hold on to the business and keep the philandering efficiency expert away from his youngest daughter. Eventually, his family abandon him and he is left with his youngest daughter and two loyal old employees.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  4

• Cast Size Female

  4

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  15 September 1960

• Production Notes

  Presented as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.

• Producer

  Produced by Cyril Cusack Productions

• Original Venue

  Gaiety Theatre
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from various press cuttings.