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An Chomhairle Ealaíon Playography In English

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There Are Tragedies And Tragedies

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    George Fitzmaurice 

  • Suíomh

    Rural Ireland.

  • Achoimre

    When aspiring dandy Humphrey and his wife Kytie appear to lose their life-savings as a result of a bank collapse, their greedy in-laws appear in the hope of making a financial killing. Humphrey is determined to hang on to his dreams, however...

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

  • Méid na Fóirne ( Fireann)

    3

  • Méid na Fóirne (Baineann)

    2

Céad Léiriú

  • Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

    15 June 1977

  • Leiriú

    Produced by Druid

  • Ionad an Chéad Léirithe


  • Nótaí faoin Ionad

    First performed at the Fo'Castle, Galway as part of Druid's Anglo-Irish theatre season.

  • Nótaí Faoin gCéadléiriú Éireannach

    Completed around 1940 and published in the Dublin Magazine in 1948, 'There Are Tragedies and Tragedies' was first performed by the St Mary's College Musical and Dramatic Society, Dublin, in January 1953. The details listed here refer to the play's professional premiere in 1977, the centenary of Fitzmaurice's birth.

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Mogue Sean McGinley
Maura Marie Mullen
Humphrey Doolen Paul O'Neill (2)
Kytie Maryanne McGrath
Geoffrey Pat Connaughton
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Garry Hynes
Soilsiú Donal Hynes
Dearthóir Seit agus Feistis Marie Mullen
Dearthóir Seit agus Feistis Maryanne McGrath
Dearthóir Seit agus Feistis Marion Coady

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    The Plays of George Fitzmaurice, Volume Two ( Introduced by Howard K. Slaughter)

  • Bliain

    1967

  • Foilsithe ag

    Dolmen Press

  • Seoladh

    Republic of Ireland

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    The George Fitzmaurice Society

  • Seoladh

    c/o Fiona Brennan (trustee)
    Scrahan
    Knocknagree, County Cork
    Republic of Ireland

  • Guthán

    087 6494409

  • Ríomhphost

    scrahanmf@eircom.net

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the Druid Company website and from the book 'George Fitzmaurice:Wild In His Own Way' by Fiona Brennan.