OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Louis d'Alton 

• Setting

  The kitchen of the Sheridan farmhouse, not far from the town of Termon in the Midlands. A Sunday evening in July, early the next morning and two months later.

• Synopsis

  A previously unrevealed past relationship intrudes tragically upon the present as a match is made between a young couple.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  5

• Cast Size Female

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 October 1941

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.