OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Sean O'Casey 

• Synopsis

  A wealthy Englishman arrives in a desolate Irish town. His aloofness provokes the locals.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  6

• Cast Size Female

  3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  30 October 1962

• Producer

  Produced by American National Theatre and Academy (New York chapter)

• Original Venue

  Lucille Lortel Theatre (formerly Theatre de Lys)
  

• Venue Notes

  Staged when venue was known as Theatre de Lys.

• Irish Premiere Notes

  First performed in Ireland on the Abbey Theatre's Peacock stage in 1975 in a double-bill along with Figuro in the Night, directed by Tomás Mac Anna.

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