Originally produced in 1936 by Ireland's Abbey Theatre, the irony-filled play was a protest against the proprietary and even violent attitudes prevalent toward women in Ireland.

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The current version has been condensed into a play of about four hours in a co-production between the Edinburgh Festival and the Abbey Theatre of Dublin (which, we are reminded in a programme note, is the Irish National Theatre).

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