Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Hugh Quinn 

• Suíomh

  The kitchen of the McShane's farm, near the shores of Lough Neagh, on a fine 13th of July morning. Published script says, "before the late troubles in Belfast".

• Nótaí

  This play originated as a piece called 'Unrest' which won a prize in the Northern Drama League 1929 playwrighting competition, with comments on it by adjudicator St. John Ervine published "in the principal Irish, English and Scottish papers on on 22 May 1929". It appears to have subsequently been renamed "A Quiet Twelfth", and in this version was described as being produced "for the first time in any theatre" as listed here.

• Achoimre

  In the aftermath of the Twelfth celebrations Johnny McShane, a Catholic, worries that he has accidentally killed his Orangeman neighbour and friend Joe Anderson in sectarian squabbling the previous day. Joe,meanwhile, believes that he has killed Johnny. A comedy of errors ensues, but ultimately all ends happily for everyone, except Johnny's long-suffering wife Mrs. McShane, whose work never ends whatever the excitement.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Aon-ghníomh

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  12 July 1937

• Leiriú

  Produced by Belfast Repertory Theatre Company

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Gaiety Theatre
  

Foinse Eolais

Information for this entry has come from the company programme for the premiere production, and the published playscript.