Baile | Eolas | Déan Teagmháil Linn

An Chomhairle Ealaíon Playography In English

Drámaí

Printer Friendly

Wrack

A Play in Six Scenes

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Peadar O'Donnell 

  • Suíomh

    An isolated island off the Irish west coast.

  • Achoimre

    A group of poverty-stricken islandmen decide to take advantage of fair weather to put to sea and catch herring, in so doing ignoring the dark premonitions of one of the more elderly islanders. When a viscious gale blows up out of nowhere, the old woman's visions come to pass and the boats are wrecked.

    A play about the devastating power of the sea over the lives of those who live from and depend upon it.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    11

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Corney Eric Gorman
Other Men Rex Mackey
Paddy Cormac Joseph Linnane
Other Men Michael Clarke (1)
Other Men J. Winter
Mary Jim Dorothy Casey
Fanny Brian Christine Hayden
Hughie Boyle W. O'Gorman
John Anthon Fred Johnson
Brigid Boyle Ann Clery
Kitty Cormac Bel Johnston
Foireann Léirithe  
Léirithe ag Lennox Robinson

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Wrack: A Play in Six Scenes/ by Peadar O'Donnell

  • Bliain

    1933

  • Foilsithe ag

    Publisher not found

  • Seoladh

    England

  • Purchase From Amazon...

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Gan Aimsiú

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.