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Heartbreak House

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    George Bernard (GB) Shaw 

  • Suíomh

    Period - Late September Captain Shotover's Villa in Sussex

  • Achoimre

    The reverberations of World War I permeate Shaw's tragi-comedy of manners. Ellie Dunn, a no-nonsense young woman engaged to a much older, wealthy man, Boss Mangan comes to visit the country house of Captain Shotover, a wise old sea dog, who has many witticisms to impart about British men & women in wartime.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    6

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    10

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    10 November 1920

  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

    Garrick Theatre

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Captain Shotover Albert Perry
The Burglar Henry Travers
Randall Utterword Ralph Roeder
Alfred 'Boss' Mangan Dudley Digges
Hector Hushabye Fred Eric
Mazzini Dunn Erskine Sanford
Hesione Hushabye Effie Shannon
Lady Utterword Lucille Watson
Nurse Guinness Helen Westley
Ellie Dunn Elizabeth Risdon

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Eolas Faoi Chearta

Foinse Eolais