THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN

The first of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin plays, The Shadow of a Gunman is set during Ireland’s War of Independence. Ordinary civilians have been dragged into a vicious guerrilla war of ambushes, raids and reprisals.
Donal Davoren has recently moved into a Dublin tenement. His new neighbours believe he is an IRA gunman in hiding. He embraces this thrilling deception and earns the affection of the charming Minnie Powell. However, when the city is placed under curfew, his fantasy starts to feel very real.
Wayne Jordan (The Plough and the Stars, Twelfth Night) returns to the plays of Sean O’Casey to direct this exciting co-production between the Abbey Theatre and the Lyric.