Terence Mac Swiney died while on hunger strike in Brixton Gaol on the 25th October 1920 after 74 days of starvation at the hands of the British authorities. The play also features Tomás Mac Curtáin who was killed by British forces a few months earlier. Other key characters include Muriel Mac Swiney and a British official.  This production is supported by the London Cork Association for which many thanks.