OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Joe Steve Ó Neachtain
Setting
In Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann (2006).
Synopsis
'In Ainm an Athar' deals with the return of a young man, Liam, or ‘Wino' as he prefers to call himself now, from a stay in a psychiatric institution, and the sequence of events which follows: the reaction of his parents, in particular his father, the local Garda sergeant; that of the Parish Priest, the Canon, to whom Wino reacts hostilely, even violently; and that of Andy, a local layabout yet the only character who reaches out to Wino on a human level.
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Play Type
Plays General
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
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Cast Size Male
5
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Cast Size Female
1
TRANSLATIONS
Published in Irish as
Title
In Ainm an Athar & Níor Mhaith Liom do Thrioblóid
Year
2006
Published By
Cló Iar-Chonnachta
Address
Cló Iar-Chonnachta
Indreabhán, Conamara
Co na Gaillimhe
Republic of Ireland
Phone
353 91 593 307
Website
www.cic.ie
ISBN
1 905560095
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