The End of the Beginning (play)
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The End of the Beginning is a one-act play by Sean O'Casey
Seán O'Casey
Seán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.- Early life:...

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It is a comedy set in rural Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. A couple argue about whether men's or women's work is more difficult, and swap places.

At one point the husband and his friend practise their song which they are about to perform at a show: Down Where the Bees are Humming. There is also some comic business with the cow attached to a rope, passed down the chimney and attached to a chair.

The cast of only three (the couple plus the husband's friend) makes it suitable for some purposes e.g. entries in drama festivals.

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