OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tom Murphy (1) 

• Setting

  The play is set in a church.

• Synopsis

  A disperate group of misfits take refuge in a small church where the rage against God and somehow find communion with each other.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  1

• Cast Notes

  In the original production, there were seven characters. The revised script retains only 'Harry', 'Monsignor', 'Francisco' and 'Maudie'.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  07 October 1975

• Production Notes

  The Abbey Theatre subsequently produced the revised version on the 31st October 1985.

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Peacock Stage.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.