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The Arts Council Playography Na Gaeilge

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The Glittering Gate

A Play in One Act

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Lord Dunsany 

  • Setting

    A Lonely Place, The Present (1909)

  • Synopsis

    Jim is a former burglar, recently hanged. Bill is a former burglar, recently shot. They meet at the Gate of Heaven...

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    2

  • Total

    2

Original Production

Original Cast
Jim Fred O'Donovan (1)
Bill Norreys Connell

Published Scripts

Rights Information

Source Of Information

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.