The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman
Written bySeán O'Casey
CharactersDonal Davoren

Seumus Shields
Mr Gallogher
Minnie Powell
Mr Mulligan
Tommy Owens
Mr Maguire
Adolphus Grigson

Mrs Grigson
An Auxiliary
Date premieredApril 12, 1923 (1923-04-12)
Place premieredAbbey Theatre, Dublin, Irish Free State
Original languageEnglish
SeriesDublin Trilogy
SettingDublin, 10–11 May 1920, a tenement flat

The Shadow of a Gunman is a 1923 tragicomedy play by Seán O'Casey set during the Irish War of Independence. It centres on the mistaken identity of a building tenant who is thought to be an IRA assassin.

It is the first in O'Casey's "Dublin Trilogy" - the other two being Juno and the Paycock (1924) and The Plough and the Stars (1926).