Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  T.C. Murray 

• Suíomh

  Keimaniegh Village, springtime

• Achoimre

  With Lear-like undertones, 'Spring' focuses on the plight of an elderly grandfather, Andreesh, about to be turned out of his son Seumas’ house by his scheming daughter-in-law, Jude. Feeling that the old man is a burden to the family and would be better off in the workhouse, Jude forces Seumas to choose between herself and his father. A series of events climaxes with a viscious, and ultimately, deadly verbal attack on the old man. The play underscores the effects of poverty on three generations living under one roof and the question of how “the old must live too.”

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Aon-ghníomh

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  3

• Total

  5

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  08 January 1918

• 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 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.