Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  R.J. Ray 

• Suíomh

  Time - Spring 1921 Scene - The sitting-room of John Shannon's house

• Achoimre

  A tragedy about a father-son conflict. John Shannon is an ex-Head Constable of the R.I.C.; his son is a rebel republican who has been implicated in the murder of a district inspector. Faced with this terrible moral dilemma, the elder Shannon must make a choice between between duty and love.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Aon-ghníomh

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  1

• Total

  7

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  29 August 1922

• Leiriú

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings, with additional information from Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson.