Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  George Shiels 

• Suíomh

  Broom's House, in Purdystown, and a lodging-house in Belfast, over a twenty-four hour period.

• Achoimre

  Archy and Emily are an embarrassment to Archy's well-to-do family, with Archy himself having served time, and Emily being the family's former servant girl. Under an agreement with the family, they go to England, and as long as they stay there, they are to receive a regular allowance. But when the couple's home in Coventry is bombed, Emily demands to return home, and when they do Archy's family is outraged. Demanding a return on their agreement should the couple stay, they swiftly discover Emily's shrewdness. As she plays their nuisance value off against family relationships,events take some rather unexpected twists.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  5

• Total

  10

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  03 April 1944

• Leiriú

  Produced by Ulster Group Theatre

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Group Theatre
  

Foinse Eolais

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme, the published script, press cuttings and from the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.