▁then ▁submitted ▁the ▁play ▁to ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁also ▁rejected ▁it ▁but ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁continue ▁writing . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁O ' Case y ▁expanded ▁the ▁play ▁to ▁three ▁acts ▁and ▁ret itled ▁it ▁The ▁Har vest ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Ab bey ▁Theatre ▁▁ ▁O ' Case y ' s ▁first ▁accepted ▁play , ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁of ▁a ▁Gun man , ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁relationship ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁fruit ful ▁for ▁both ▁theatre ▁and ▁dram at ist ▁but ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁some ▁bit tern ess . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁politics ▁on ▁Dublin ' s ▁sl ums ▁and ▁their ▁inhabitants , ▁and ▁is ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁in ▁Mount jo y ▁Square , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁E aster ▁R ising . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Jun o ▁and ▁the ▁Pay cock ▁( 1 9 2 4 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Pl ough ▁and ▁the ▁Stars ▁( 1 9 2 6 ). ▁The ▁former ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Civil ▁War ▁on ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁poor ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁around ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising . ▁Both ▁plays ▁deal ▁real ist ically ▁with ▁the ▁r het or ic ▁and ▁d angers ▁of ▁Irish ▁patri ot ism , ▁with ▁ten