Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  T.C. Murray 

• Suíomh

  Rural Cork

• Nótaí

  Originally titled 'The Tillers'

• Achoimre

  In a modern retelling of the biblical story of Esau and Jacob, 'Birthright' is the story of brothers Hugh and Shane Morrisey. Hugh, the elder, is the heir to his father, Bat’s, farm. Shane will be forced to emigrate. Their mother, Maura, supports Hugh’s legal right to the inheritance. Bat begins to doubt Hugh’s ability to run the farm. He forces Hugh to emigrate in place of Shane. When Maura discovers the subterfuge, she confronts Shane, “I would see you to the gallows to have back my son.” In a rage the younger brother grabs a gun, rushes outdoors and murders his brother as he is walking away from the farm.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  1

• Total

  6

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  27 October 1910

• 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 Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time. The synopsis was provided by Martin Munroe.