The Shadow of the Glen

Summary: 1954 BBC production of In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge.
Theatre play: In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge (1871-1909) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'It is set in an isolated cottage in County Wicklow in what was then the present day (c. 1903). [...] A tramp seeking shelter in the Burkes’ isolated farmhouse finds Nora tending to the corpse of Dan. Nora goes out to find Michael, and Dan reveals to the tramp that his death is a mere ruse. He plays dead again when Nora and Michael return, but leaps up in protest when Michael proposes to Nora. Dan kicks Nora out to wander the roads and she leaves with the tramp, who promises her a life of freedom’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Glen).
Production history: First performed at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, on 8 October 1903. It was the first of Synge’s plays to be staged.
Date of transmission: Wednesday 11 August 1954
Time: 8.55-9.25pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

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J. M. Synge (1871-1909)

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