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Sister Eucharia

Forbhreathnú

Drámadóir

Austin Clarke
Suíomh

A Convent
Achoimre

A lyric play in three scenes about a devout nun who hears voices from purgatory.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Aon-ghníomh

Cast size

Male

3
Female

8
Total

11

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

July 1939
Leiriú

Presented by Longford Productions
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Nuns	Cathleen Delany
Nuns	Simona Pakenham
Nuns	Vivien Dillon
Nuns	Nancy Beckh
Father Sheridan	Blake Gifford
First Speaker	Hamlyn Benson
Sister Eucharia	Jean Anderson
Lay Sister	Nora O'Mahony
Reverend Mother	Ann Penhallow
Nuns	Doris Finn
Second Speaker	Peter Copley

Foireann Léirithe
Léirithe ag	Noel Illiff
Bainisteoir	Lord Longford

Scripteanna Foilsithe

Teideal

Collected Plays by Austin Clarke
Bliain

1963
Foilsithe ag

Dolmen Press
Seoladh

Republic of Ireland

Eolas Faoi Chearta

Críoch

All Territories
Cinéal Cearta

All Rights
Teagmháil

Dardis Clarke
Seoladh

21 Pleasants Street
Dublin 8
Republic of Ireland

Foinse Eolais

Collected Plays by Austin Clarke, 1963, Dublin, The Dolmen Press.

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