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The Silver Tassie

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Sean O'Casey 

  • Suíomh

    The Dublin tenements and the Western Front, during and after the First World War.

  • Achoimre

    An experimental, semi-expressionist tragedy depicting the journey of two young fooballing heroes from the slums of inner city Dublin to the unspeakable horrors of the Western Front - and back again.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Méid na Fóirne ( Fireann)

    20

  • Méid na Fóirne (Baineann)

    5

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    11 October 1929

  • Leiriú

  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

    Apollo Theatre

  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    First performed in the Apollo Theatre on London's West End.

  • Nótaí Faoin gCéadléiriú Éireannach

    Famously rejected by Yeats at the Abbey in 1928, the play's Irish premiere took place at The Abbey Theatre in 1935, produced by Arthur Shields and with settings based on original designs by Maurice McGonigal.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Third Soldier Barry Fitzgerald
Fourth Soldier Jack Mayne
Fifth Soldier G. Adrian Byrne
The Corporal Sinclair Cotter
The Visitor Ivo Dawson
Fourth Stretcherbearer Barry Barnes (1)
First Stretcherbearer Norman Stuart
Second Stretcherbearer Oswald Lingard
The Staff Wallah Alban Blakelock
First Casualty Clive Morton
Surgeon Forby-Maxwell Hastings Lynn
Second Casualty James Willoughby
Barney Bagnall S.J. Warrington
Jessie Taite Billy Barnes
The Trumpeter Emlyn Williams
Sylvester Heegan Barry Fitzgerald
Mrs Heegan Eithne Magee
Simon Norton Sydney J Morgan
Mrs Foran Una O'Connor
Susie Monican Beatrix Lehmann
Sister of the ward Audrey O'Flynn
First Soldier Charles Laughton
Harry Heegan Charles Laughton
Second Soldier Ian Hunter
Teddy Foran Ian Hunter
The Croucher Leonard Shepherd
Third Stretcherbearer Charles Schofield
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Raymond Massey
Augustus John
Léirithe ag Charles Cochrane

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Collected Plays Volume Two: The Silver Tassie; Within the Gates; the Star Turns Red/ by Seán O'Casey

  • Bliain

    1949

  • Foilsithe ag

    Macmillan and Co.

  • Seoladh

    London
    England

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Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    The Estate of Sean O'Casey: Macnaughton Lord Representation

  • Seoladh

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    London W1K 5RT
    England

  • Guthán

    +44 (0)20 7499 1411

  • Ríomhphost

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  • Suíomh Idirlín

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Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry has been taken from contemporary press reviews.