Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Dave Duggan 

• Suíomh

  Ebrington Barracks in Derry, 1916.

• Achoimre

  Francis Ledwidge was an Irish patriot and Nationalist, killed in action during World War I. This play finds him and his squad members facing the question in barracks: why return to the front when we have already survived three campaigns? Can we trick death again? Should we desert? Why would an Irishman join the British Army and can there be poetry in the midst of war?

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Dráma Fada

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  1

• Total

  8

• Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

  Cast doubling required. In the original production, the part of Private Boylan was played by a female actor who also took the part of Rosie Friel. The production also featured a drummer

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  25 February 2010

• Leiriú

  Produced by The Playhouse

• Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

  The Playhouse
  

• Nótaí faoin Ionad

  The production subsequently went on tour to venues in Belfast, Dublin and Ballybofey, finishing up with a run of performances on the site of Ebrington Barracks itself.

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.