Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Denis Johnston 

• Suíomh

  Act I: Dotheright's home.
  Act II: The local offices of the Comet.
  Outside a suburban post office.
  Act III: The local offices of the Comet.
  A room in a Police Court.
  Dotheright's home.
  

• Achoimre

  The play is based on the true story of an old man in Ireland who having been cheated by his employer and moved by the injustices of the world and hearing people lauding rebels and revolutionaries, decides to lead a rebellion himself and declare himself president. It turns out to be only a one-man rebellion and he is naturally arrested. But instead of being imprisoned as he expected, he is sent to a lunatic asylum. At the end of the play the other characters get together a bond for his good behavior so that he can be released, and they meet to welcome him back home. But his reaction is not what they expect. The play is billed as a comedy but as Denis Johnston puts it, "It should also be remembered that the highest art of comedy is sometimes to leave people wondering why they ever laughed at all."

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  4

• Total

  11

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  25 April 1939

• Nótaí faoin Léiriú

  The tune for the 'Irrational Anthem' written by Arthur Duff.

• Leiriú

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Foinse Eolais

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